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Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
