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And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
