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Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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;
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
