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Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
