Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. 2. And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim. 3. Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: 4. Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah. 5. Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons. 6. Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren––six hundred and ninety. 7. Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah; 8. Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9. and their brethren, according to their generations––nine hundred and fifty–six. All these men were heads of a father’s house in their fathers’ houses. 10. Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; 11. Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God; 12. Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13. and their brethren, heads of their fathers’ houses––one thousand seven hundred and sixty. They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. 14. Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15. Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16. Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. 17. And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief. 18. Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east. 19. Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, from his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of the LORD. 20. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the LORD was with him. 21. Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 22. All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. 23. So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment. 24. The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south. 25. And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days. 26. For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 27. And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning. 28. Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count. 29. Some of them were appointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the incense and the spices. 30. And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 31. Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans. 32. And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath. 33. These are the singers, heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers, and were free from other duties ; for they were employed in that work day and night. 34. These heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites were heads throughout their generations. They dwelt at Jerusalem. 35. Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon. 36. His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38. And Mikloth begot Shimeam. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren. 39. Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh–Baal. 40. The son of Jonathan was Merib–Baal, and Merib–Baal begot Micah. 41. The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz . 42. And Ahaz begot Jarah; Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza; 43. Moza begot Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son. 44. And Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.
2. "And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. 3. "Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4. "And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these. 5. "Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion. 6. "And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her authority, and neither he nor his authority shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times. 7. "But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail. 8. "And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North. 9. "Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land. 10. "However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife. 11. "And the king of the South shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy . 12. "When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail. 13. "For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment. 14. "Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also, violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall fall. 15. "So the king of the North shall come and build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the forces of the South shall not withstand him . Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist. 16. "But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power. 17. "He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him , or be for him. 18. "After this he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many. But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end; and with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him. 19. "Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 20. "There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. 21. "And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22. "With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant. 23. "And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24. "He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time. 25. "He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him. 26. "Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. 27. "Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. 28. "While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land. 29. "At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. 30. "For ships from Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage . So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31. "And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices , and place there the abomination of desolation. 32. "Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits . 33. "And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. 34. "Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue. 35. "And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them , and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time. 36. "Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37. "He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. 38. "But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39. "Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. 40. "At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them , and pass through. 41. "He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon. 42. "He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43. "He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels. 44. "But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. 45. "And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.
1. Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4. Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son , who would betray Him, said, 5. "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6. This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7. But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. 8. "For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always." 9. Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 10. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, 11. because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. 12. The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13. took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!" 14. Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: 15. "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt." 16. His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. 17. Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. 18. For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. 19. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"