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Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
