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20 And when all Israel had heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one but the tribe of Judah followed the House of David.
21 And when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he gathered all the House of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred eighty thousand chosen men (who were good warriors) to fight against the House of Israel, and to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.
22 But the Word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
23 “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the House of Judah and Benjamin, and the remnant of the people, saying,
24 ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not go up or fight against your brethren, the children of Israel. Every man return to his house. For this thing is done by Me.”’” Therefore, they obeyed the Word of the LORD and returned and departed, according to the Word of the LORD.
25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem on Mount Ephraim and dwelt in it and went from there and built Penuel.
26 And Jeroboam thought in his heart, “Now shall the kingdom return to the House of David.
27 “If this people goes up and does sacrifice in the House of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the hearts of this people turn back to their lord, to Rehoboam, king of Judah. So shall they kill me and go back to Rehoboam, king of Judah.”
28 Upon which the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Behold, O Israel, your gods which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
29 And he set one in Bethel. And the other he set in Dan.
30 And this thing turned to sin. For the people went (because of the one) as far as Dan.
31 Also, he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
32 And Jeroboam made a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the Feast that is in Judah, and offered on the altar. So he did in Bethel, and offered to the calves that he had made. And he placed the priests of the high places which he had made in Bethel.
33 And he offered upon the altar, which he had made in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, (in the month which he had forged of his own heart) and made a solemn feast to the children of Israel. And he went up to the altar, to burn incense.
13 And behold, a man of God came out of Judah (by the Commandment of the LORD) to Bethel. And Jeroboam stood by the altar, to offer incense.
2 And he cried against the altar by the Commandment of the LORD, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, a child shall be born to the House of David, Josiah by name. And upon you shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you. And they shall burn men’s bones upon you.’”
3 And he gave a sign at the same time, saying, “This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar shall tear, and the ashes that are upon it shall fall out.”
4 And when the king had heard the saying of the man of God, which he had cried against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand for the altar, saying, “Lay hold on him!” But his hand which he put forth against him dried up. And he could not pull it back in.
5 The altar also split apart. And the ashes fell out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the Commandment of the LORD.
6 Then the king answered and said to the man of God, “I implore you, pray to the LORD your God, and make intercession for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God prayed to the LORD. And the king’s hand was restored and became as it was before.
7 Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, so that you may dine. And I will give you a reward.”
8 But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.
9 “For so I was charged by the Word of the LORD, saying: “Eat no bread nor drink water nor turn back by the same way that you came.”
10 So he went another way and did not return by the way that he had come to Bethel.
11 And an old Prophet dwelt in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. And they told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
12 And their father said to them, “What way did he go?” And his sons told him what way the man of God had gone, who came from Judah.
13 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So, they saddled the donkey for him. And he rode on it,
14 and went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, “Art you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “Yes.”
15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.”
16 But he answered, “I may neither return with you nor go in with you. Nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
17 “For I was charged by the Word of the LORD: “You shall eat no bread, nor drink water there, nor turn back to go by the way that you went.”
18 And he said to him, “I am also a Prophet, as you are. And an angel spoke to me by the Word of the LORD, saying, “Bring him back with you into your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.” But he lied to him.
19 So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water.
20 And as they sat at the table, the Word of the LORD came to the Prophet who had brought him back.
21 And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have disobeyed the Mouth of the LORD, and have not kept the Commandment which the LORD your God Commanded you,
22 ‘(but came back again and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which He said to you, “You shall eat no bread nor drink any water)”, your carcass shall not come to the sepulcher of your fathers.’”
23 And when he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled his donkey for him (for the Prophet whom he had brought back).
24 And when he had gone, a lion met him by the road and killed him. And his body was cast in the road. And the donkey stood nearby. The lion also stood by the corpse.
25 And behold, men who passed by saw the carcass cast in the road, and the Lion standing by the corpse. And they came and told it in the town where the old Prophet dwelt.
26 And when the Prophet who had brought him back again from the road heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who has been disobedient to the Commandment of the LORD. Therefore, the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the Word of the LORD which He spoke to him.”
27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled him.
28 And he went and found his body cast in the road. And the donkey and the lion stood by the corpse. And the lion had neither eaten the body nor torn the donkey.
29 And the Prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it upon the donkey and brought it back. And the old Prophet came to the city to lament and bury him.
30 And he laid his body in his own grave. And they lamented over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”
31 And when he had buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, bury me also in the sepulcher in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
32 “For that thing which he cried by the Word of the LORD against the altar that is in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”
33 After this, Jeroboam did not convert from his wicked way, but turned back and made priests of the high places from the lowest of the people. Whoever wished, could consecrate himself and be one of the priests of the high places.
34 And this thing turned to sin to the House of Jeroboam, even to root it out and destroy it from the face of the Earth.
26 And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the Apostles, and told them how he had seen the Lord on the road. And that he had spoken to Him. And how he had spoken boldly at Damascus in the Name of Jesus.
28 And he was with them, coming in and going out, at Jerusalem.
29 And he spoke boldly in the Name of the Lord Jesus and spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they sought to kill him.
30 But when the brothers knew it, they brought him to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Then the Churches had rest through all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the fear of the Lord, and were multiplied by the comfort of the Holy Ghost.
32 And it so happened that as Peter walked throughout all quarters, he also came to the saints who dwelt in Lydda.
33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been sick of the palsy and lying on a mat for eight years.
34 Then Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you whole. Arise, and make your bed.” And he arose immediately.
35 And all who dwelt in Lydda and Sharon, saw him, and turned to the Lord.
36 There was also a certain woman in Joppa, a disciple named Tabitha (which means ‘Dorcas’). She was full of good works and alms which she did.
37 And it so happened in those days that she fell sick and died. And after they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
38 Now since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, asking that he not delay in coming to them.
39 Then Peter arose and came with them. And when he had come, they brought him into the upper room, where all the weeping widows stood by him and showed him the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40 But Peter put them all out; and kneeled down, and prayed, and turned to the body, and said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up, and called the saints and widows, and presented her alive.
42 And it was known throughout all Joppa. And many believed in the Lord.
43 And it so happened that he stayed in Joppa many days with one Simon, a tanner.
132 LORD, remember David with all his affliction.
2 Who swore to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor come upon my pallet (my bed),
4 “nor allow my eyes to sleep, nor my eyelids to slumber,
5 “until I find a place for the LORD, a habitation for the Mighty of Jacob.”
6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah and found it in the fields of the forest.
7 We will enter into His Tabernacles and worship before His footstool.
8 Arise, O LORD, into Your rest, You and the Ark of Your strength.
9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Your saints rejoice.
10 For Your servant David’s sake, do not refuse the face of Your Anointed.
11 The LORD has sworn to David in truth; and He will not shrink from it, saying, “From the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne.
12 “If your sons keep My Covenant, and My testimonies, so that I shall teach them, their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion and loved to dwell in it, saying,
14 “This is My rest, forever. Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15 “I will surely bless her provisions and will satisfy her poor with bread
16 “and will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall shout for joy.
17 “There I will make the horn of David bud. I have ordained a Light for My Anointed.
18 “I will clothe His enemies with shame; but on Him His crown shall flourish.” A song of degrees, or Psalm, of Solomon
6 Children’s children are the crown of the elders. And the glory of the children are their fathers.
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