19:1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 19:2Then Jezebel send a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time. 19:3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 19:4But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 19:5And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. 19:6And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 19:7And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee. 19:8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
19:9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 19:10And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 19:11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah; but Jehovah was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but Jehovah was not in the earthquake: 19:12and after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 19:13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? 19:14And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
19:15And Jehovah said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; 19:16and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 19:17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. 19:18Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. 19:19So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him. 19:20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee? 19:21And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
2:1For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain: 2:2but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict. 2:3For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 2:4but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts. 2:5For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness; 2:6nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ. 2:7But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children: 2:8even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us. 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 2:10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe: 2:11as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying, 2:12to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory. 2:13And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe. 2:14For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews; 2:15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove out us, and pleased not God, and are contrary to all men; 2:16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 2:17But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire: 2:18because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us. 2:19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? 2:20For ye are our glory and our joy.
1:1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 1:2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god. 1:3And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles; 1:4youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 1:5And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king. 1:6Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 1:7And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 1:9Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs. 1:10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king. 1:11Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 1:13Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's dainties; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 1:14So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 1:15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king's dainties. 1:16So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse. 1:17Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 1:18And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 1:19And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 1:20And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm. 1:21And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
105:1Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;
Make known among the peoples his doings.
105:2Sing unto him, sing praises unto him;
*Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
105:3Glory ye in his holy name:
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
105:4Seek ye Jehovah and his strength;
Seek his face evermore.
105:5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
105:6O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
105:7He is Jehovah our God:
His judgments are in all the earth.
105:8He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
105:9The covenant which he made with Abraham,
And his oath unto Isaac,
105:10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
105:11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
The *lot of your inheritance;
105:12When they were but a few men in number,
Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.
105:13And they went about from nation to nation,
From one kingdom to another people.
105:14He suffered no man to do them wrong;
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
105:15Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,
And do my prophets no harm.
105:16And he called for a famine upon the land;
He brake the whole staff of bread.
105:17He sent a man before them;
Joseph was sold for a servant:
105:18His feet they hurt with fetters:
*He was laid in chains of iron,
105:19Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of Jehovah tried him.
105:20The king sent and loosed him;
Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
105:21He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his substance;
105:22To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.
105:23Israel also came into Egypt;
And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
105:24And he increased his people greatly,
And made them stronger than their adversaries.
105:25He turned their heart to hate his people,
To deal subtly with his servants.
105:26He sent Moses his servant,
And Aaron whom he had chosen.
105:27They set among them *his signs,
And wonders in the land of Ham.
105:28He sent darkness, and made it dark;
And they rebelled not against his words.
105:29He turned their waters into blood,
And slew their fish.
105:30Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.
105:31He spake, and there came swarms of flies,
And lice in all their borders.
105:32He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
105:33He smote their vines also and their fig-trees,
And brake the trees of their borders.
105:34He spake, and the locust came,
And the grasshopper, and that without number,
105:35And did eat up every herb in their land,
And did eat up the fruit of their ground.
105:36He smote also all the first-born in their land,
The *chief of all their strength.
105:37And he brought them forth with silver and gold;
And there was *not one feeble person among his tribes.
105:38Egypt was glad when they departed;
For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
105:39He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to give light in the night.
105:40They asked, and he brought quails,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
105:41He opened the rock, and waters gushed out;
They ran in the dry places like a river.
105:42For he remembered his holy word,
And Abraham his servant.
105:43And he brought forth his people with joy,
And his chosen with singing.
105:44And he gave them the lands of the nations;
And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:
105:45That they might keep his statutes,
And observe his laws.
*Praise ye Jehovah.