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And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
