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Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
