9:1And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; 9:2that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
9:3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 9:4they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up, 9:5and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy. 9:6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us. 9:7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you? 9:8And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? 9:9And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 9:10and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. 9:11And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and now make ye a covenant with us. 9:12This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy: 9:13and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 9:14And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah. 9:15And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
9:16And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them. 9:17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. 9:18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. 9:19But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. 9:20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. 9:21And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.
9:22And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 9:23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 9:24And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 9:25And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 9:26And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. 9:27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
140:1Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man;
Preserve me from the violent man:
140:2Who devise mischiefs in their heart;
Continually do they gather themselves together for war.
140:3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;
Adders' poison is under their lips.
Selah
140:4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from the violent man:
Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
140:5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set gins for me.
Selah
140:6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God:
Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
140:7O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
140:8Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked;
Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves.
Selah
140:9As for the head of those that compass me about,
Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
140:10Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
140:11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth:
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
140:12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the needy.
140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name:
The upright shall dwell in thy presence.
A Psalm of David.
141:1Jehovah, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me:
Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
141:2Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee;
The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
141:3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth;
Keep the door of my lips.
141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing,
To practise deeds of wickedness
With men that work iniquity:
And let me not eat of their dainties.
141:5Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness;
And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head;
Let not my head refuse it:
For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
141:6Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock;
And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
141:7As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth,
Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
141:8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord:
In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
141:9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,
And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.
141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
Whilst that I withal escape.
3:1They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah. 3:2Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 3:3Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 3:4Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth? 3:5Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way. 3:6Moreover Jehovah said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 3:7And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 3:8And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot. 3:9And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 3:10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah. 3:11And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 3:12Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep anger for ever. 3:13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith Jehovah. 3:14Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 3:15and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 3:16And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. 3:17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart. 3:18In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance unto your fathers. 3:19But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me. 3:20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah. 3:21A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God. 3:22Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God. 3:23Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel. 3:24But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 3:25Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.
17:1And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: 17:2and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. 17:3And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 17:4And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 17:5While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 17:6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 17:7And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 17:8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.
17:9And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. 17:10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? 17:11And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things: 17:12but I say into you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. 17:13Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
17:14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying, 17:15Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the water. 17:16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17:17And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me. 17:18And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour.
17:19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out? 17:20And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 17:21But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.
17:22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men; 17:23and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.
17:24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? 17:25He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? 17:26And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. 17:27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.