Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. And there happened to be there a rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said: "We have no share in David, Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse; Every man to his tents, O Israel!" 2. So every man of Israel deserted David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem, remained loyal to their king. 3. Now David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten women, his concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in seclusion and supported them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. 4. And the king said to Amasa, "Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself." 5. So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah. But he delayed longer than the set time which David had appointed him. 6. And David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities, and escape us." 7. So Joab’s men, with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, went out after him. And they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8. When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. Now Joab was dressed in battle armor; on it was a belt with a sword fastened in its sheath at his hips; and as he was going forward, it fell out. 9. Then Joab said to Amasa, " Are you in health, my brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10. But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in Joab’s hand. And he struck him with it in the stomach, and his entrails poured out on the ground; and he did not strike him again. Thus he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. 11. Meanwhile one of Joab’s men stood near Amasa, and said, "Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David––follow Joab!" 12. But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came upon him halted. 13. When he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 14. And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maachah and all the Berites. So they were gathered together and also went after Sheba . 15. Then they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maachah; and they cast up a siege mound against the city, and it stood by the rampart. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down. 16. Then a wise woman cried out from the city, "Hear, Hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’" 17. When he had come near to her, the woman said, " Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am ." Then she said to him, "Hear the words of your maidservant." And he answered, "I am listening." 18. So she spoke, saying, "They used to talk in former times, saying, ‘They shall surely seek guidance at Abel,’ and so they would end disputes . 19. "I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?" 20. And Joab answered and said, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy! 21. "That is not so. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city." So the woman said to Joab, "Watch, his head will be thrown to you over the wall." 22. Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem. 23. And Joab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; 24. Adoram was in charge of revenue; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 25. Sheva was scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; 26. and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David.
28. You who dwell in Moab, Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, And be like the dove which makes her nest In the sides of the cave’s mouth. 29. "We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud), Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride, And of the haughtiness of his heart." 30. "I know his wrath," says the LORD, "But it is not right; His lies have made nothing right. 31. Therefore I will wail for Moab, And I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres. 32. O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea, They reach to the sea of Jazer. The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage. 33. Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; No one will tread with joyous shouting––Not joyous shouting! 34. "From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three–year–old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate. 35. "Moreover," says the LORD, "I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods. 36. Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished. 37. "For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth–– 38. A general lamentation On all the housetops of Moab, And in its streets; For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure," says the LORD. 39. "They shall wail: ‘How she is broken down! How Moab has turned her back with shame!’ So Moab shall be a derision And a dismay to all those about her." 40. For thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly like an eagle, And spread his wings over Moab. 41. Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are surprised; The mighty men’s hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. 42. And Moab shall be destroyed as a people, Because he exalted himself against the LORD. 43. Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab," says the LORD. 44. "He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For upon Moab, upon it I will bring The year of their punishment," says the LORD. 45. "Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult. 46. Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive. 47. "Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days," says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
27. Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 28. saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 29. "Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. 30. "And the second took her as wife, and he died childless. 31. "Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died. 32. "Last of all the woman died also. 33. "Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife." 34. And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35. "But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; 36. "nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37. "But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 38. "For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him." 39. Then some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well." 40. But after that they dared not question Him anymore. 41. And He said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? 42. "Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, 43. Till I make Your enemies Your footstool."’ 44. "Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?" 45. Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, 46. "Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 47. "who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."