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And they answered him, He was an
hairy man, and
girt with a
girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is
Elijah the Tishbite.
“He was a
hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather
belt around his
waist.” “It was
Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
And
Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him,
Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to
Ramoth-
gilead:
Now
Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “
Tuck your
cloak under your
belt, take this
flask of oil, and go to
Ramoth-
gilead.
And when he came to Samaria, he
slew all that remained unto
Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to
Elijah.
When
Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down
everyone belonging to
Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to
Elijah.
The
trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.
The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
But
Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and
Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which
belongeth to Judah.
But
Amaziah would not
listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King
Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
Now the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he
warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and
Hamath, which
belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As for the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he
waged war and recovered both Damascus and
Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Notwithstanding they would not hear, but
hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not
believe in the LORD their God.
But they would not
listen, and they
stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not
believe the LORD their God.
And the
remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root
downward, and bear fruit upward.
And the
surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root
below and bear fruit above.
Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of
Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel;
Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
These are the kings who reigned in the land of
Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
And when
Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of
Bozrah reigned in his
stead.
When
Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from
Bozrah reigned in his place.
And he took Geshur, and
Aram, with the towns of
Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even
threescore cities. All these
belonged to the sons of Machir the father of
Gilead.
But Geshur and
Aram captured Havvoth-
jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of
Gilead.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the
birthright was Joseph’s:)
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the
birthright belonged to Joseph.
And
Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of
Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto
Nebo and
Baal-meon:
Jeiel the chief,
Zechariah, and
Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of
Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as
Nebo and
Baal-meon.
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
The sons of Benjamin;
Bela, and
Becher, and Jediael, three.
The three sons of Benjamin:
Bela,
Becher, and Jediael.
And the sons of
Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their
genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
The sons of
Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of
valor listed in their
genealogies.
Benjamin was the father of
Bela, his
firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
And the sons of
Bela were, Addar, and
Gera, and Abihud,
And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the
cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
But the princes of the children of
Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David
doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to
spy out the land?
the princes of the
Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really
believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to
explore the land,
spy it out, and overthrow it?”
And king David said to Ornan,
Nay; but I will
verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
“No,” replied King David, “I
insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what
belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art
exalted as head above all.
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the
splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth
belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are
exalted as head over all.
O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.
And under it was the
similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a
cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
Below the
rim, figures of oxen
encircled it, ten per
cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the
chariot cities, and the cities of the
horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in
Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
as well as Baalath, all the store cities that
belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his
chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem,
Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
Howbeit I
believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of
Belial, and have strengthened themselves against
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when
Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not
withstand them.
Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist
Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
And he said,
Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king
Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
And he said, “
Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem!
Listen, King
Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not
belong to you, but to God.
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth,
Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established;
believe his prophets, so shall ye
prosper.
Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out,
Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem.
Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be
upheld;
believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
So
Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and
Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which
belongeth to Judah.
So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and
Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
So Uzziah
slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which
belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a
leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his
stead.
And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that
belonged to the kings; for the people said, “He was a
leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
Now therefore let not
Hezekiah deceive you, nor
persuade you on this manner, neither yet
believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
So now, do not let
Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not
believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
And
Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that
pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
And
Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands
belonging to the Israelites, and he required
everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
Whoever among you
belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”
Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Whoever among you
belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which
Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
King Cyrus also brought out the articles
belonging to the house of the LORD that
Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles
belonging to the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
Get up, for this matter is your
responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into
bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto
bondage already: neither is it in our power to
redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already
enslaved, but we are powerless to
redeem them because our fields and vineyards
belong to others.”
And that we should bring the firstfruits of our
dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the
tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the
tithes in all the cities of our
tillage.
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our
dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce
belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive
tithes in all the towns where we labor.
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was
beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did
outlandish women cause to sin.
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which
belonged to king
Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti also gave a
banquet for the women in the royal palace of King
Xerxes.
And the
maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for
purification, with such things as
belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the
harem.
Why died I not from the
womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the
belly?
Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the
womb?
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not
believe that he had
hearkened unto my voice.
If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not
believe He would
listen to my voice.
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a
girdle.
He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his
belly with the east wind?
“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his
belly with the hot east wind?
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their
belly prepareth
deceit.
He hath
swallowed down riches, and he shall
vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his
belly.
He
swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his
belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
When he is about to fill his
belly, God shall cast the
fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
When he has filled his stomach, God will
vent His
fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
“Dominion and
awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
If I
laughed on them, they
believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
If I
smiled at them, they did not
believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
Behold, my
belly is as wine which hath no
vent; it is ready to
burst like new bottles.
Behold, my
belly is like unvented wine; it is about to
burst like a new wineskin.
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of
Pleiades, or loose the bands of
Orion?
Wilt thou
believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy
barn?
Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your
threshing floor?
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and
rage: neither
believeth he that it is the sound of the
trumpet.
Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the
navel of his
belly.
See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his
belly.
Salvation
belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people.
Selah.
Salvation
belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people.
Selah From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose
belly thou fillest with thy
hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the
bellies of Your
treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
I was cast upon thee from the
womb: thou art my God from my mother’s
belly.
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s
womb You have been my God.
For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
I had
fainted, unless I had
believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief,
yea, my soul and my
belly.
Be
merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
My
beloved and friends
shun my disease, and my
kinsmen stand at a distance.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our
belly cleaveth unto the earth.
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies
cling to the earth.
The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth
belong unto God: he is greatly
exalted.
The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth
belong to God; He is highly
exalted.
Behold, they
belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they,
doth hear?
See what they
spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your
beloved may be delivered.
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
because they did not
believe God or
rely on His salvation.
For all this they
sinned still, and
believed not for his
wondrous works.
In spite of all this, they kept on
sinning;
despite His wonderful works, they did not
believe.
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.
Then
believed they his words; they
sang his praise.
Then they
believed His promises and
sang His praise.
Yea, they
despised the pleasant land, they
believed not his word:
They
despised the pleasant land; they did not
believe His promise.
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your
beloved may be delivered.
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a
girdle wherewith he is
girded continually.
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of
holiness from the
womb of the morning: thou hast the
dew of thy youth.
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy
splendor, from the
womb of the
dawn, to You
belongs the
dew of Your youth.
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
I
believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly
afflicted:
I
believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly
afflicted.”
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall
offend them.
Abundant peace
belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them
stumble.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
In vain you rise early and stay up late,
toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His
beloved.
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the
belly of the wicked shall want.
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
The simple
believeth every word: but the
prudent man looketh well to his going.
The simple man
believes every word, but the
prudent man watches his steps.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.