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This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
