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18 The sons of Reuben and of Gad and of half the tribe of Manasseh, of those who were valiant men, able to bear shield and sword, and to draw a bow exercised in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty, who went out to the war.
19 And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur and Naphish and Nodab.
20 And they were helped in fighting them. And the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them. For they cried to God in the battle, and He heard them, because they trusted in Him.
21 And they led away their cattle, their fifty thousand camels and two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys, and a hundred thousand people.
22 For many fell down wounded, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their places until the Captivity.
23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and to Mount Hermon. For they increased.
24 And these were the heads of the households of their fathers: Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel, strong men, valiant and famous, heads of the households of their fathers.
25 But they transgressed against the God of their fathers and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria. And he carried them away— the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh— and brought them to Halah and Habor and Hara and to the river Gozan, to this day.
6 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram were Aaron and Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu and Eleazar and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas. Phinehas begat Abishua.
5 And Abishua begat Bukki. And Bukki begat Uzzi.
6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah. And Zerahiah begat Meraioth.
7 Meraioth begat Amariah. And Amariah begat Ahitub.
8 And Ahitub begat Zadok. And Zadok begat Ahimaaz.
9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah. And Azariah begat Johanan.
10 And Johanan begat Azariah (it was he who was Priest in the House that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
11 And Azariah begat Amariah. And Amariah begat Ahitub.
12 And Ahitub begat Zadok. And Zadok begat Shallum.
13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah. And Hilkiah begat Azariah.
14 And Azariah begat Seraiah. And Seraiah begat Jehozadak.
15 And Jehozadak departed when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of Levi, concerning their fathers:
20 of Gershon, Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son.
22 The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son,
25 And the sons of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26 Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
28 And the sons of Samuel were Vasheni (the elder) then Abijah.
29 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
31 And these are they whom David appointed to sing in the House of the LORD, after the Ark had rested.
32 And they ministered before the Tabernacle (the Tabernacle of the Congregation) with singing, until Solomon had built the House of the LORD in Jerusalem. Then, they continued in their office according to their custom.
33 And these ministered with their children. Of the sons of Kohath: Heman, a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39 And his brother, Asaph, stood on his right. Asaph was the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.
44 And their brethren, the sons of Merari, were on the left: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to all the service of the Tabernacle of the House of God.
49 But Aaron and his sons burnt incense upon the Altar of Burnt Offering and on the Altar of Incense, for all that there was to do in the Most Holy Place, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded.
50 These are also the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53 Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son.
54 And these are the dwelling places of those throughout their towns and territories, of the sons of Aaron, for the family of the Kohathites, for the lot was theirs.
55 So they gave them Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around it.
56 But the field of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah for refuge: Hebron and Libnah, with their suburbs, and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58 and Hilen with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
59 and Ashan and her suburbs, and Beth Shemesh and her suburbs.
60 And from the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba and her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. There were thirteen cities in all, by their families.
61 And to the sons of Kohath, the remnant of the family of the tribe, they gave ten cities (by lot) from the half tribe of the half of Manasseh.
62 And to the sons of Gershon, according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, they gave thirteen cities.
63 To the sons of Merari, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, they gave (by lot) twelve cities.
64 Thus the children of Israel gave cities (with their suburbs) to the Levites.
65 And out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, they gave these cities by lot, which they called by their names.
66 And they of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities and their territories from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave cities of refuge to them: Shechem on Mount Ephraim, and her suburbs, and Gezer and her suburbs,
68 also Jokmeam and her suburbs, and Beth Horon with her suburbs,
69 and Aijalon and her suburbs, and Gath Rimmon and her suburbs.
70 And from the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and her suburbs, and Bileam and her suburbs, for the families of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
71 To the sons of Gershon, from the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs;
72 and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and her suburbs, Daberath and her suburbs,
73 also Ramoth and her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs;
74 and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs,
75 and Hukok and her suburbs, and Rehob and her suburbs;
76 and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and her suburbs, and Hammon and her suburbs, and Kirjathaim and her suburbs.
77 From the tribe of Zebulun, the rest of the children of Merari were given: Rimmon and her suburbs, Tabor and her suburbs,
78 and the other side of Jordan (by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan); from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 and Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs;
80 and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
26 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” So, Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself.
2 “I consider myself happy, King Agrippa. Because today I shall answer before you all the things of which I am accused by the Jews;
3 “especially because you have knowledge of all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore, I beg you to hear me patiently.
4 “Regarding my life from childhood, all the Jews know that from the beginning it was among my own nation at Jerusalem,
5 “They knew me from the beginning and could testify (if they wished) that according to the straightest sect of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.
6 “And now I stand accused of hope in the promise made by God to our Fathers;
7 “to which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to come. For this hope’s sake, O King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.
8 “Why should it be thought an incredible thing by you that God should raise the dead again?
9 “Truly, I also thought to myself that I ought to do many things against the Name of Jesus of Nazareth;
10 “which I also did in Jerusalem. For I shut up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I gave sentence.
11 “And I punished them throughout all the synagogues and compelled them to blaspheme. And being extremely enraged against them, I persecuted them, even to strange cities.
12 “At which time, even as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 (at midday, O King) I saw on the way a light from Heaven, surpassing the brightness of the Sun. It shined all around me and those who went with me.
14 “So, when we had all fallen to the Earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against goads.’
15 “Then I said, ‘Who are You, Lord? And he said, ‘I am Jesus, Whom you persecute.
16 ‘But rise and stand up on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you as a minister and a witness, both of the things which you have seen and of the things in which I will appear to you;
17 ‘I will deliver you from this people, and from the Gentiles to whom now I send you,
18 ‘to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
19 “So, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
20 “But I declared first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea; and then to the Gentiles, so that they would repent and turn to God, and do the works of repentance.
21 “For this reason the Jews arrested me in the Temple and planned to kill me.
22 “Nevertheless, I obtained the help of God, and continue to this day, witnessing to both small and great, saying no other things than those which the Prophets and Moses said would come.
23 “That is, that Christ should suffer. And that He would be the first Who would rise from the dead, and would show light to this people, and to the Gentiles.”
24 And as he answered for himself this way, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul! You are beside yourself! Great learning has made you mad!”
25 But he said, “I am not mad, O noble Festus. Rather, I speak the words of truth and soberness.
26 “For the King knows of these things, before whom I also speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For this thing was not done in a corner.
27 “O King Agrippa! Do you believe the Prophets? I know that you believe.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”
29 Then Paul said, “I pray to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains!”
30 And when he had said this, the King rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
31 And when they had gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death, nor of chains.
32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
6 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chastise me in Your wrath.
2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am weak. O LORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed.
3 My soul is also very troubled. But LORD, how long will You delay?
4 Return, O LORD. Deliver my soul. Save me for Your mercy’s sake.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of You. In the grave, who shall praise You?
6 I fainted in my mourning. Every night I cause my bed to swim, and water my couch with my tears.
7 My eye is dimmed for grief, and sunk in because of all my enemies.
8 Away from me all you workers of iniquity. For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my petition. The LORD will receive my prayer.
10 All my enemies shall be confounded and very vexed. They shall be turned back and put to shame suddenly. Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush, the son of Benjamin.
20 With the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied; with the produce of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. And those who love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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