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And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
