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And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
