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On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
