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And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
