Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, " It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites." 2. So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah. 3. Therefore David said to the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?" 4. And the Gibeonites said to him, "We will have no silver or gold from Saul or from his house, nor shall you kill any man in Israel for us." So he said, "Whatever you say, I will do for you." 5. Then they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territories of Israel, 6. "let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD chose." And the king said, "I will give them ." 7. But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. 8. So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; 9. and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So they fell, all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days , in the beginning of barley harvest. 10. Now Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until the late rains poured on them from heaven. And she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. 11. And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. 12. Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa. 13. So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. 14. They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the tomb of Kish his father. So they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded the prayer for the land. 15. When the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint. 16. Then Ishbi–Benob, who was one of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose bronze spear was three hundred shekels , who was bearing a new sword , thought he could kill David. 17. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel." 18. Now it happened afterward that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the sons of the giant. 19. Again there was war at Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–Oregim the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 20. Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty–four in number; and he also was born to the giant. 21. So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. 22. These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
1. Against the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: "Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in its cities? 2. Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance," says the LORD. 3. "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall go into captivity With his priests and his princes together. 4. Why do you boast in the valleys, Your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying , ‘Who will come against me?’ 5. Behold, I will bring fear upon you," Says the Lord GOD of hosts, "From all those who are around you; You shall be driven out, everyone headlong, And no one will gather those who wander off. 6. But afterward I will bring back The captives of the people of Ammon," says the LORD. 7. Against Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts: " Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished? 8. Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will punish him. 9. If grape–gatherers came to you, Would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves by night, Would they not destroy until they have enough? 10. But I have made Esau bare; I have uncovered his secret places, And he shall not be able to hide himself. His descendants are plundered, His brethren and his neighbors, And he is no more. 11. Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; And let your widows trust in Me." 12. For thus says the LORD: "Behold, those whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who will altogether go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink of it . 13. "For I have sworn by Myself," says the LORD, "that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual wastes." 14. I have heard a message from the LORD, And an ambassador has been sent to the nations: "Gather together, come against her, And rise up to battle! 15. "For indeed, I will make you small among nations, Despised among men. 16. Your fierceness has deceived you, The pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Who hold the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there," says the LORD. 17. "Edom also shall be an astonishment; Everyone who goes by it will be astonished And will hiss at all its plagues. 18. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah And their neighbors," says the LORD, "No one shall remain there, Nor shall a son of man dwell in it. 19. "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd Who will withstand Me?" 20. Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD that He has taken against Edom, And His purposes that He has proposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He shall make their dwelling places desolate with them. 21. The earth shakes at the noise of their fall; At the cry its noise is heard at the Red Sea. 22. Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle, And spread His wings over Bozrah; The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. 23. Against Damascus. "Hamath and Arpad are shamed, For they have heard bad news. They are fainthearted; There is trouble on the sea; It cannot be quiet. 24. Damascus has grown feeble; She turns to flee, And fear has seized her . Anguish and sorrows have taken her like a woman in labor. 25. Why is the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy? 26. Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day," says the LORD of hosts. 27. "I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben–Hadad." 28. Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon shall strike. Thus says the LORD: "Arise, go up to Kedar, And devastate the men of the East! 29. Their tents and their flocks they shall take away. They shall take for themselves their curtains, All their vessels and their camels; And they shall cry out to them, ‘Fear is on every side!’ 30. "Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor!" says the LORD. "For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, And has conceived a plan against you. 31. "Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely," says the LORD, "Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone. 32. Their camels shall be for booty, And the multitude of their cattle for plunder. I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners, And I will bring their calamity from all its sides," says the LORD. 33. "Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; No one shall reside there, Nor son of man dwell in it." 34. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their might. 36. Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all those winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. 37. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the LORD; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them. 38. I will set My throne in Elam, And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the LORD. 39. ‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days: I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the LORD."
1. And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2. and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. 3. So He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; 4. "for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had." 5. Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, 6. "These things which you see––the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down." 7. So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?" 8. And He said: "Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He ,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them. 9. "But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately." 10. Then He said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11. "And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. 12. "But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you , delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. 13. "But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. 14. "Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; 15. "for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. 16. "You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. 17. "And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. 18. "But not a hair of your head shall be lost. 19. "By your patience possess your souls.