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Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
