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And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
