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Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
