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And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
