13:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 13:2And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her. 13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. 13:4And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 13:5And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand. 13:6So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let her sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
13:7Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food. 13:8So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 13:9And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. 13:10And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 13:11And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister. 13:12And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 13:13And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. 13:14Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
13:15Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 13:16And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 13:17Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 13:18And she had a garment of divers colors upon her; for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 13:19And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
13:20And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. 13:21But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 13:22And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
13:23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 13:24And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 13:25And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 13:26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? 13:27But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 13:28And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. 13:29And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
13:30And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 13:31Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 13:32And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 13:33Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.
13:34But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill-side behind him. 13:35And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons are come: as thy servant said, so it is. 13:36And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
13:37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 13:38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 13:39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
6:1And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain 6:2(for he saith,
At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee,
And in a day of salvation did I succor thee:
behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation): 6:3giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed; 6:4but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 6:5in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; 6:6in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, 6:7in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 6:8by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; 6:9as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 6:10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. 6:11Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged. 6:12Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections. 6:13Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged. 6:14Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? 6:15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever? 6:16And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 6:17Wherefore
Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord,
And touch no unclean thing;
And I will receive you,
6:18And will be to you a Father,
And ye shall be to me sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.
20:1And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me. 20:2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 20:3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you. 20:4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers; 20:5and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God; 20:6in that day I sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. 20:7And I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am Jehovah your God. 20:8But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 20:9But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. 20:10So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 20:11And I gave them my statutes, and showed them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them. 20:12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth them. 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 20:14But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out. 20:15Moreover also I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 20:16because they rejected mine ordinances, and walked not in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 20:17Nevertheless mine eye spared them, and I destroyed them not, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness. 20:18And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 20:19I am Jehovah your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them; 20:20and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God. 20:21But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 20:22Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth. 20:23Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; 20:24because they had not executed mine ordinances, but had rejected my statutes, and had profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. 20:25Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances wherein they should not live; 20:26and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am Jehovah. 20:27Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 20:28For when I had brought them into the land, which I sware to give unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there also they made their sweet savor, and they poured out there their drink-offerings. 20:29Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 20:30Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Do ye pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and play ye the harlot after their abominations? 20:31and when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, do ye pollute yourselves with all your idols unto this day? and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you; 20:32and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. 20:33As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you: 20:34and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out; 20:35and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face. 20:36Like as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I enter into judgment with you, saith the Lord Jehovah. 20:37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; 20:38and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. 20:39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Go ye, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me; but my holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols. 20:40For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first-fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 20:41As a sweet savor will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations. 20:42And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I sware to give unto your fathers. 20:43And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have polluted yourselves; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 20:44And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have dealt with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah. 20:45And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 20:46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South; 20:47and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby. 20:48And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched. 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
For the Chief Musician. A song, a Psalm.
66:1Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:
66:2Sing forth the glory of his name:
Make his praise glorious.
66:3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works!
Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
66:4All the earth shall worship thee,
And shall sing unto thee;
They shall sing to thy name.
Selah
66:5Come, and see the works of God;
He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
66:6He turned the sea into dry land;
They went through the river on foot:
There did we rejoice in him.
66:7He ruleth by his might for ever;
His eyes observe the nations:
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
Selah
66:8Oh bless our God, ye peoples,
And make the voice of his praise to be heard;
66:9Who holdeth our soul in life,
And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us:
Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
66:11Thou broughtest us into the net;
Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.
66:12Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
66:13I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings;
I will pay thee my vows,
66:14Which my lips uttered,
And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.
66:15I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings,
With the incense of rams;
I will offer bullocks with goats.
Selah
66:16Come, and hear, all ye that fear God,
And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
66:17I cried unto him with my mouth,
And he was extolled with my tongue.
66:18If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear:
66:19But verily God hath heard;
He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
66:20Blessed be God,
Who hath not turned away my prayer,
Nor his lovingkindness from me.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a song.
67:1God be merciful unto us, and bless us,
And cause his face to shine upon us;
Selah
67:2That thy way may be known upon earth,
Thy salvation among all nations.
67:3Let the peoples praise thee, O God;
Let all the peoples *praise thee.
67:4Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy;
For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity,
And govern the nations upon earth.
Selah
67:5Let the peoples praise thee, O God;
Let all the peoples praise thee.
67:6The earth hath yielded its increase:
God, even our own God, will bless us.
67:7God will bless us;
And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.