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And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
