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1 Chronicles 3-4
Chapter 3
Family of David
1 (C1)Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second was Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess;2 the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;3 the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah.4 Six were born to him in Hebron, and (C1)he reigned there for seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years.5 (C1)These were the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and (C2)Solomon, four by (C3)Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;6 and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.9 All of these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and (C1)Tamar was their sister.
10 Now Solomon's son was Rehoboam, then Abijah was his son, Asa, his son, Jehoshaphat, his son,11 Joram, his son, Ahaziah, his son, Joash, his son,12 Amaziah, his son, Azariah, his son, Jotham, his son,13 Ahaz, his son, Hezekiah, his son, Manasseh, his son,14 Amon, his son, and Josiah, his son.15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan, the firstborn, the second was Jehoiakim, the third, Zedekiah, and the fourth, Shallum.16 The sons of Jehoiakim were his son Jeconiah and his son Zedekiah.17 The sons of Jeconiah, the prisoner, were his son Shealtiel18 and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.19 The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the (F1)sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five.21 The (F1)sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.22 The (F1)descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah, and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.23 The (F1)sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
Chapter 4
Descendants of Judah
1 (C1)The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.2 Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.3 These were the (F1)sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.5 Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.6 Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, (F1)Izhar, and Ethnan.8 Koz fathered Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I gave birth to him in pain."10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would greatly bless me and extend my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would (F1)keep me from harm so that it would not hurt me!" And God brought about what he requested.
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.12 Eshton fathered Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of (F1)Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab the father of (F1)Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the (F1)son of Elah was (F2)Kenaz.16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.17 The (F1)sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered's wife conceived and gave birth to (F2)Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.18 (His Jewish wife gave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) (F1)These were the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered (F2)married.19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the (F1)fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, and Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea;22 and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the (F1)records are ancient.23 These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
Descendants of Simeon
24 The sons of Simeon were (F1)Nemuel and Jamin, (F2)Jarib, (F3)Zerah, and Shaul;25 Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.26 The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and Shimei his son.27 Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family increase like the sons of Judah.28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar-shual,29 in Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,33 and all their settlements that were around the same cities as far as (F1)Baal. These were their dwellings, and they have their genealogy.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,35 Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,36 and Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—38 these (F1)mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers' houses spread out greatly.39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.40 They found pasture that was rich and good, and (C1)the land was spread out on both sides, and peaceful and undisturbed; for those who lived there previously were Hamites.41 (C1)These people, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they (F1)attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them to this day; and they lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.42 From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to (C1)Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders.43 (C1)They (F1)destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
Zephaniah 1
Chapter 1
Day of Judgment on Judah
1 The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of (C1)Josiah son of (C2)Amon, king of Judah:
2 "I will completely (C1)remove all things
From the face of the (F1)earth," declares the LORD.
3 "I will remove (C1)human and animal life;
I will remove the (C2)birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea,
And the (F1)(C3)ruins along with the wicked;
And I will eliminate mankind from the face of the (F2)earth," declares the LORD.
4 "So I will (C1)stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will (C2)eliminate the remnant of Baal from this place,
And the names of the (C3)idolatrous priests along with the other priests.
5 "And those who bow down on the (C1)housetops to the heavenly (F1)lights,
And those who bow down and (C2)swear to the LORD, but also swear by (F2)(C3)Milcom,
6 And those who have (C1)turned back from following the LORD,
And those who have (C2)not sought the LORD nor inquired of Him."
7 (F1)(C1)Be silent before the Lord (F2)GOD!
For the (C2)day of the LORD is near,
Because the LORD has prepared a (C3)sacrifice,
He has (C4)consecrated His guests.
8 "Then it will come about on the day of the LORD'S sacrifice
That I will (C1)punish the princes, the king's sons,
And all who clothe themselves with (C2)foreign garments.
9 "And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their (F1)lord with (C1)violence and deceit.
10 "And on that day," declares the LORD,
"There will be the sound of a cry from the (C1)Fish Gate,
Wailing from the (F1)(C2)Second Quarter,
And a loud crash from the (C3)hills.
11 "Wail, you inhabitants of the (F1)Mortar,
Because all the (F2)people of (C1)Canaan will be destroyed;
All who weigh out (C2)silver will be eliminated.
12 "And it will come about at that time
That I will (C1)search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the people
Who are (F1)(C2)stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
'The LORD will (C3)not do good nor harm!'
13 "Their wealth will become (C1)plunder,
And their houses desolate;
Yes, (C2)they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine."
14 The (C1)great (C2)day of the LORD is near,
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the LORD!
(F1)In it the warrior (C3)cries out bitterly.
15 That day is a day of anger,
A day of (C1)trouble and distress,
A day of destruction and desolation,
A day of (C2)darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of (C1)trumpet and battle cry
Against the (C2)fortified cities
And the high corner towers.
17 I will bring (C1)distress on mankind
So that they will walk (C2)like those who are blind,
Because they have sinned against the LORD;
And their (C3)blood will be poured out like dust,
And their (C4)flesh like dung.
18 Neither their (C1)silver nor their gold
Will be able to save them
On the day of the LORD'S anger;
And (C2)all the earth will be devoured
By the fire of His jealousy,
For He will (C3)make a complete end,
Indeed a horrifying one,
Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
2 Corinthians 13
Chapter 13
Examine Yourselves
1 (C1)This is the third time that I am coming to you. (C2)ON THE (F1)TESTIMONY OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY MATTER SHALL BE CONFIRMED.2 I have previously said when I was present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have (C1)sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that (C2)if I come again I will not (C3)spare anyone,3 since you are (C1)seeking proof of the (C2)Christ who speaks in me, who is not weak toward you, but (C3)mighty in you.4 For indeed He was (C1)crucified because of weakness, yet He lives (C2)because of the power of God. For we too are (C3)weak (F1)in Him, yet (C4)we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.
5 (C1)Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; (C2)examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you (F1)(C3)fail the test?6 But I expect that you will realize that we ourselves (F1)do not fail the test.7 Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong; not so that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, though we may (F1)appear unapproved.8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.9 For we rejoice when we ourselves are (C1)weak, but you are strong; this we also pray for, (F1)that you (C2)become mature.10 For this reason I am writing these things while absent, so that when present (C1)I need not use (C2)severity, in accordance with the (C3)authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
11 (C1)Finally, brothers and sisters, (F1)rejoice, (C2)mend your ways, be comforted, (C3)be like-minded, (C4)live in peace; and (C5)the God of love and peace will be with you.12 (C1)Greet one another with a holy kiss.13 (C1)All the (F1)saints greet you.
14 (C1)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the (C2)love of God, and the (C3)fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
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