Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. 2. And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please arise, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Indeed, Ahijah the prophet is there, who told me that I would be king over this people. 3. "Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child." 4. And Jeroboam’s wife did so; she arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were glazed by reason of his age. 5. Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman ." 6. And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person ? For I have been sent to you with bad news . 7. "Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel, 8. "and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes; 9. "but you have done more evil than all who were before you, for you have gone and made for yourself other gods and molded images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back–– 10. "therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone. 11. "The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the LORD has spoken!"’ 12. "Arise therefore, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. 13. "And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. 14. "Moreover the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day. What? Even now! 15. "For the LORD will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their wooden images, provoking the LORD to anger. 16. "And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin." 17. Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. 18. And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet. 19. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20. The period that Jeroboam reigned was twenty–two years. So he rested with his fathers. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place. 21. And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty–one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. 22. Now Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. 23. For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree. 24. And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. 25. It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 26. And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made. 27. Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. 28. And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards carried them, then brought them back into the guardroom. 29. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 30. And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 31. So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. Then Abijam his son reigned in his place.
1. Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2. "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. 3. "Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. 4. "By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity. 5. "Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. 6. "In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel." 7. So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight. 8. And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9. "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ 10. "Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them."’ 11. "Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.’ 12. "And the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes. 13. "I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. 14. "I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them. 15. "Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. 16. "But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the LORD." 17. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18. "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety. 19. "And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: "They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may be emptied of all who are in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it. 20. "Then the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall become desolate; and you shall know that I am the LORD."’" 21. And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 22. "Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? 23. "Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel." But say to them, "The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. 24. "For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25. "For I am the LORD. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it," says the Lord GOD.’" 26. Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 27. "Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now , and he prophesies of times far off.’ 28. "Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done," says the Lord GOD.’"
1. For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2. to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated "king of righteousness," and then also king of Salem, meaning "king of peace," 3. without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. 4. Now consider how great this man was , to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. 5. And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; 6. but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7. Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. 8. Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them , of whom it is witnessed that he lives. 9. Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, 10. for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him. 11. Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? 12. For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. 13. For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar. 14. For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15. And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16. who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17. For He testifies: "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek." 18. For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, 19. for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. 20. And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath 21. (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: "The LORD has sworn And will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek’ "), 22. by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. 23. Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 26. For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; 27. who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.