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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
