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Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
