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Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
