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And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.
We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
