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Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
