Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion. 2. Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3. So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4. Then they brought up the ark of the LORD, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. 5. Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. 6. Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place , under the wings of the cherubim. 7. For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8. The poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place , in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. 9. Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10. And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place , that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11. so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. 12. Then Solomon spoke: "The LORD said He would dwell in the dark cloud. 13. I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever." 14. Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 15. And he said: "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it , saying, 16. ‘Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’ 17. "Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 18. "But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19. ‘Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’ 20. "So the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 21. "And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt."
1. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month , on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2. On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3. the word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there. 4. Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5. Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6. Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. 8. The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. 9. Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward. 10. As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11. Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. 12. And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went. 13. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. 14. And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning. 15. Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. 16. The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was , as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17. When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. 18. As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. 19. When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20. Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21. When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 22. The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. 23. And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. 24. When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25. A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. 26. And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. 27. Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28. Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. So when I saw it , I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
1. And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." 2. Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3. And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4. "For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ 5. "As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse––for they are a rebellious house––yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6. "And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7. "You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. 8. "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." 9. Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10. Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.
1. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2. to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: 3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5. hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6. that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 7. For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother. 8. Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, 9. yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you ––being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ–– 10. I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, 11. who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. 12. I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, 13. whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. 14. But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. 15. For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose , that you might receive him forever, 16. no longer as a slave but more than a slave––a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 17. If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. 18. But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. 19. I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay––not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20. Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord. 21. Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22. But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you. 23. Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24. as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers. 25. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.