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And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
