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He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
