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And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
