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2 Kings 14
Chapter 14
Amaziah Reigns over Judah
1 (C1)In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, (C2)Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.3 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like his father David; he acted in accordance with everything that his father Joash had done.4 Only (C1)the high places were not eliminated; (C2)the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.5 Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his hand, that he (F1)(C1)killed his servants who had (F1)killed the king, his father.6 But he did not put the sons of (F1)the murderers to death, in (F2)obedience to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying, "(C1)The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, nor the sons be put to death for the fathers; but (C2)each shall be put to death for his own sin."
7 He (F1)killed ten thousand of the Edomites in (C1)the Valley of Salt, and took (C2)Sela by war, and named it (C3)Joktheel, as it is to this day.
8 (C1)Then Amaziah sent messengers to (F1)Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "(C2)Come, let's face each other in combat."9 But Jehoash king of Israel sent messengers to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "(C1)The thorn bush that was in Lebanon sent word to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son (F1)in marriage.' But a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.10 "(C1)You have indeed (F1)defeated Edom, and (C2)your heart (F2)is elated. Enjoy the glory and stay home; for why should you get involved in trouble so that you would fall, you and Judah with you?"
11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and they faced each other, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at (C1)Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.12 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and (C1)they fled, every man to his tent.13 Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from (C1)the Gate of Ephraim to (C2)the Corner Gate, (F1)four hundred cubits.14 And (C1)he took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, the hostages as well, and returned to Samaria.
Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash (Joash) in Israel
15 (C1)Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoash that he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?16 So Jehoash (F1)lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and his son Jeroboam became king in his place.
Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah
17 (C1)Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.18 Now as for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?19 They formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to (C1)Lachish; but they sent men to Lachish after him and they killed him there.20 Then they carried him on horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.21 And all the people of Judah took (F1)Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.22 (C1)He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king (F1)lay down with his fathers.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and reigned for forty-one years.24 He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not abandon all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel.25 (C1)He restored the border of Israel from (C2)the entrance of Hamath as far as (C3)the Sea of the Arabah, in accordance with the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which He spoke (F1)through His servant (C4)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from (C5)Gath-hepher.26 For the (C1)LORD saw the misery of Israel, which was very bitter; for (C2)there was neither (F1)bond nor free spared, nor was there any helper for Israel.27 Yet the (C1)LORD did not say that He would wipe out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
Zechariah Reigns over Israel
28 Now as for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might, how he fought and how he recovered for Israel (C1)Damascus and (C2)Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?29 And Jeroboam (F1)lay down with his fathers, with the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah became king in his place.
Micah 4:1-5:1
Chapter 4
Peaceful Latter Days
1 And it will come about in the (C1)last days
That the (C2)mountain of the house of the LORD
Will be established (F1)as the chief of the mountains.
It will be raised above the hills,
And the (C3)peoples will stream to it.
2 (C1)Many nations will come and say,
"(C2)Come and let's go up to the mountain of the LORD
And to the house of the God of Jacob,
So that (C3)He may teach us about His ways,
And that we may walk in His paths."
For (C4)from Zion will go forth the law,
And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
3 And He will (C1)judge between many peoples
And render decisions for mighty, (F1)distant nations.
Then they will beat their swords (C2)into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation will not lift a sword against nation,
And never again will they (F2)train for war.
4 Instead, each of them will (C1)sit under his vine
And under his fig tree,
With (C2)no one to make them afraid,
Because the (C3)mouth of the LORD of armies has spoken.
5 Though all the peoples walk,
Each in the (C1)name of his god,
As for us, (C2)we will walk
In the name of the (C3)LORD our God forever and ever.
6 "On that day," declares the LORD,
"I will assemble those who (C1)limp
And (C2)gather the scattered,
Those whom I have afflicted.
7 "I will make those who limp a (C1)remnant,
And those who (F1)have strayed a mighty nation,
And the (C2)LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion
From now on and forever.
8 "As for you, (F1)(C1)tower of the flock,
(F2)Hill of the daughter of Zion,
To you it will come—
Yes, the (C2)former dominion will come,
The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 "Now, why do you (C1)cry out loudly?
Is there no king among you,
Or has your (C2)counselor perished,
That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?
10 "(C1)Writhe and scream,
Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you will (C2)go out of the city,
Live in the field,
And go to Babylon.
(C3)There you will be rescued,
(C4)There the LORD will redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.
11 "And now (C1)many nations have been assembled against you
Who say, 'Let her be defiled,
And let our eyes (F1)gloat over Zion!'
12 "But they do not (C1)know the thoughts of the LORD,
And they do not understand His plan;
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 "Arise and (C1)thresh, daughter of Zion,
For I will make your horn iron,
And I will make your hoofs bronze,
So that you may (C2)pulverize many peoples,
And (C3)dedicate to the LORD their unjust profit,
And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
Chapter 5
Birth of the King in Bethlehem
1 "(F1)Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;
(F2)They have laid siege against us;
With a rod they will (C1)strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.<
2 Corinthians 1:1-2:4
Chapter 1
Introduction
1 Paul, (C1)an apostle of (C2)Christ Jesus (C3)by the will of God, and our brother (C4)Timothy,
2 (C1)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 (C1)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and (C2)God of all comfort,4 who (C1)comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in (F1)any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.5 For just (C1)as the sufferings of Christ are (F1)ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.6 But if we are afflicted, it is (C1)for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer;7 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that (C1)as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort.
8 For (C1)we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our (C2)affliction which occurred in (F1)(C3)Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.9 (F1)Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,10 who (C1)rescued us from so great a danger of death, and will rescue us, He (F1)(C2)on whom we have set our hope. And He will yet deliver us,11 if you also join in (C1)helping us through your prayers, so that thanks may be given by (C2)many persons in our behalf for the favor granted to us through the prayers of many.
Paul's Integrity
12 For our (F1)proud confidence is this: the testimony of (C1)our conscience, that in holiness and (C2)godly sincerity, (C3)not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.13 For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and I hope you will understand (C1)until the end;14 just as you also partially did understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, on (C1)the day of our Lord Jesus.
15 In this confidence I intended at first to (C1)come to you, so that you might (F1)twice receive a (F2)(C2)blessing;16 (F1)that is, to (C1)pass (F2)your way into (C2)Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be (C3)helped on my journey to Judea.17 Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I decide, do I decide (C1)according to the flesh, so that with me there will be (F1)yes, yes and no, no at the same time?18 But as (C1)God is faithful, (C2)our word to you is not yes and no.19 For (C1)the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and (C2)Silvanus and (C3)Timothy—was not yes and no, but has been yes (C4)in Him.20 For (C1)as many as the promises of God are, (C2)in Him they are yes; therefore through Him also is (C3)our Amen to the glory of God through us.21 Now He who (C1)establishes us with you in Christ and (C2)anointed us is God,22 who also (C1)sealed us and (C2)gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a (F1)pledge.
23 But (C1)I call God as witness to my soul, that it was (C2)to spare you that I did not come again to (C3)Corinth.24 Not that we (C1)domineer over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are (C2)standing firm.
Chapter 2
Reaffirm Your Love
1 But I decided this (F1)for my own sake, that I (C1)would not come to you in sorrow again.2 For if I (C1)cause you sorrow, who then will be the one making me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me?3 This is the very thing I (C1)wrote you, so that (C2)when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having (C3)confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all.4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I (C1)wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.<
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