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Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
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?
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
