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So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
