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And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
