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2
Samuel 6
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¶Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel,
thirty thousand.
2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him
from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose
name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between
the cherubims.
3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out
of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio,
the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at
Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on
all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on
psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6 ¶And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put
forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen
shook it.
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote
him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon
Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall
the ark of the LORD come to me?
10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the
city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom
the Gittite.
11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the
Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his
household.
12 ¶And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed
the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because
of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from
the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had
gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David
was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the
LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal
Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping
and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place,
in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and
David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings
and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD
of hosts.
19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude
of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread,
and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people
departed every one to his house.
20 ¶Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal
the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious
was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the
eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows
shamelessly uncovereth himself!
21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose
me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler
over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play
before the LORD.
22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine
own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of
them shall I be had in honour.
23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day
of her death.
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Jeremiah
11
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1 ¶The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed
be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey
my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so
shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers,
to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.
Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
6 Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities
of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words
of this covenant, and do them.
7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I
brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising
early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every
one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring
upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them
to do; but they did them not.
9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men
of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers,
which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to
serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken
my covenant which I made with their fathers.
11 ¶Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil
upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they
shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go,
and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall
not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah;
and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye
set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense
unto Baal.
14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry
or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they
cry unto me for their trouble.
15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought
lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when
thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
16 The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly
fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon
it, and the branches of it are broken.
17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil
against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house
of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me
to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
18 ¶And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know
it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter;
and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying,
Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him
off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the
reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto
thee have I revealed my cause.
21 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek
thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou
die not by our hand:
22 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish
them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their
daughters shall die by famine:
23 And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil
upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
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Matthew
22
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1 ¶And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables,
and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made
a marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are
bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings
are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm,
another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully,
and slew them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth
his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they
which were bidden were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find,
bid to the marriage.
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together
all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was
furnished with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man
which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not
having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and
take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 ¶Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might
entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians,
saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way
of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest
not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute
unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye
me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him,
and went their way.
23 ¶The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that
there is no resurrection, and asked him,
24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children,
his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he
had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife
unto his brother:
26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the
seven? for they all had her.
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in
marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read
that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his
doctrine.
34 ¶But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees
to silence, they were gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting
him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 ¶While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked
them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto
him, The Son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord,
saying,
44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I
make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man
from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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