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Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
