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Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
