Alpet Sebelum 2021
King James Version
1. Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem. 2. And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you. 3. "Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God." 4. So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers. 5. Then he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6. and said to the judges, "Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 7. "Now therefore, let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take care and do it , for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes." 8. Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9. And he commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall act in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and with a loyal heart: 10. "Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the LORD and wrath come upon you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty. 11. "And take notice: Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Behave courageously, and the LORD will be with the good."
1. It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. 2. Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar" (which is En Gedi). 3. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4. So Judah gathered together to ask help from the LORD; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. 5. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, 6. and said: "O LORD God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? 7. " Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever? 8. "And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying, 9. ‘If disaster comes upon us––sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine––we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.’ 10. "And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir––whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them–– 11. "here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. 12. "O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You." 13. Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the LORD. 14. Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. 15. And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 16. ‘Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. 17. ‘You will not need to fight in this battle . Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you." 18. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the LORD, worshiping the LORD. 19. Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with voices loud and high. 20. So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper." 21. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever." 22. Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. 23. For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them . And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 24. So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped. 25. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much. 26. And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day. 27. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. 28. So they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets, to the house of the LORD. 29. And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30. Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. 31. So Jehoshaphat was king over Judah. He was thirty–five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty–five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32. And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD. 33. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. 34. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 35. After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly. 36. And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion Geber. 37. But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
21. Also He said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22. "For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23. "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 24. Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25. "For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him." 26. And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27. "and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28. "For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29. "But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come." 30. Then He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31. " It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32. "but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade." 33. And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it . 34. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. 35. On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side." 36. Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" 39. Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40. But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" 41. And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"