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captivity. serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 27 And by the border of Zebulun, 20 All the oblation shall be five and from the east side unto the west side, twenty thousand by five and twenty Gad a portion.

thousand ye shall offer the holy ob- 28 And by the order of Ga, at the lation four-square, with the possession south side southward, the border shall of the city. be even from Tamar unto the waters

21 And the residue shall be for the of strite in Kadesh, and to the river prince, on the one side and on the toward the great sea.

other of the holy oblation, and of the 29 This is the land which ye shall possession of the city, over against the divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel five and twenty thousand of the obla- for inheritance, and these are their tion toward the east border,and west-portions, saith the Lord GOD. ward over against the five and twenty 30 And these are the goings out of thousand toward the west border,over the city on the north side, four thou against the portions, for the prince: and sand and five hundred measures, it shall be the holy obiation; and the 31 And the gates of the city shall be sanctuary of the house shall be in the after the names of the tribes of Israel: midst thereof. three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

52 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred, and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benja min, one gate of Dan.

22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. 23 As for the rest of the tribes,from 33 And at the south side four thou the east side unto the west side Benja-sand and five hundred measures, and min shall have a portion. three gates; one gate of Simeon, one 24 And by the border of Benjamin, gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. from the east side unto the west side, 34 At the west side four thousand Simeon shall have a portion. and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

25 And by the border of Simeon,from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.

26 Aud by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulan a portion.

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35 It was round about eighteen thou sand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be,The LORD Tis there.

¶ The Book of DANIEL.

CHAP. I.

hoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unte Jerusalem, and besieged it.

2 And the LORD gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

3 And the king spake unto Ashpe naz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

and understanding science, and such

king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

6 Now among these were of the chil dren of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names; for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; 4 Children in whom was no blemish, and to Hananiab, of Shadrach; and to but well favoured, and skilful in all Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, of Abed-nego

Nebuchadnezzar's

CHAP. II.

dream. 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart and astrologers that were in all his that he would not defile himself with realin.

the portion of the king's meat, nor 21 And Daniel continued even unto with the wine which he drank: there the first year of king Cyrus. fore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

CHAP. IL

9 Now God had brought Daniel into AND in the second year of the reign

of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchad favour and tender love with the prince nezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith of the eunuchs. This spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, 1 fear my lord the 2 Then the king commanded to call king who hath appointed your meat the magicians, and the astrologers, and and your drink: for why should he see the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for your faces worse liking than the chil- to show the king his dreams. So they dren which are of your sort? then came and stood before the king. shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiab, Mishael, and Azariah.

12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from

13 Then let our countenances belook-me: if ye will not make known unto ed upon before thee, and the counte me the dream, with the interpretation nance of the children that eat of the thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and portion of the king's meat: and as thou your houses shall be made a dunghill. seest, deal with thy servants. 6 But if ye show the dream, and the 14 So he consented to them in this interpretation thereof, ye shall receive matter, and proved them ten days. of me gifts and rewards and great hon15 And at the end of ten days their our: therefore show me the dream, countenances appeared fairer and fat-and the interpretation thereof. ter in flesh than all the children 7 They answered again and said, Let which did eat the portion of the king's the king tell his servants the dream, meat. and we will show the interpretation of it.

16 Thus Melzar took away the por tion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

17 TAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

9 But if ye will not make known un to me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak be 18 Now at the end of the days that fore me, till the time be changed: the king had said he should bring therefore tell me the dream, and 1 them in, then the prince of the eu shall know that ye can show me the nuchs brought them in before Nebu-interpretation thereof.

chadnezzar.

10 The Chaldeans answered before

19 And the king communed with the king, and said, There is not a man them; and among them all was found upon the earth that can show theking's none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, matter: therefore there is no king, and Azariah: therefore stood they be-lord, nor ruler, that asked such things fore the kingat any magician, or astrologer, or

20 And in all matters of wisdom Chaldean. and understanding, that the king in- 11 And it is a rare thing that the quired of them, he found them ten king requireth, and there is none other times better than all the magicians that can show it before the king, ex

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Daniel findeth the king's dream. cept the gods, whose dwelling is not, 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus

with flesh. 12 For this cause the king was angry unto him, I have found a man of the and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be stain; and they sought Daniel and bis fellows to be slain.

captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpreta tion.

14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the cap tain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Bekteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the 15 He answered and said to Arioch wise men, the astrologers, the magi the king's captain, Why is the decree coins, the soothsayers, show unto the so hasty from the king? Then Arioch kung; made the thing known to Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in and desired revealeth secrets, and maketh known of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation.

17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hana niah, Mishael, and Azariah, his com panions;

18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

28 But there is a God in heaven that

to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

29 (As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for 19 Then was the secret revealed their sakes that shall make known the unto Daniel in a night-vision. Then interpretation to the king, and that Daniel blessed the God of heaven. thou mightest know the thoughts of 20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed thy heart;) be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

31 Thou, O king, sawest, and be hold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee, and the form thereof was terrible.

32 This image's head was of fine goll, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

34 Thou sawest till that a stone was 23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O cut out without hands, which smote thou God of my fathers, who hast the image upon his feet that were of given me wisdom and might, and hast iron and clay, and break them to piemade known unto me now what we ces. desired of thee: for thou hast now 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the made known unto us the king's matter. brass, the silver, and the gold, broken 24 ¶ Therefore Daniel went in unto to pieces together, and became like the Arioch, whom the king had ordained chaff of the summer threshing floor, to destroy the wise men of Babylon: and the wind carried them away, that he went and said thus unto him; De-no place was found for them: and the stoy not the wise men of Babylon: stone that smote the image became a bring me in before the king, and I great mountain, and filled the whole will show unto the king the interpre-earth.

36 T This is the dream; and we will

The interpretation of it.

the king.

CHAP. III.

Golden image set up. tell the interpretation thereof before and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing for the God of heaven hath given thee thou couldest reveal this secret. a kingdom, power, and strength, and 48 Then the king made Daniel a glory. great man, and gave him many great 38 And wheresoever the children of gifts, and made him ruler over the men dwell, the beasts of the field, and whole province of Babylon, and chief the fowls of the heaven, bath he given of the governors over all the wise men into thy hand, and hath made thee of Babylon.

ruler over them all. Thou art this 49 Then Daniel requested of the bead of gold. king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, 39 And after thee shall arise another and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the kingdom inferior to thee, and another province of Babylon: but Daniel sat third kingdom of brass, which shall in the gate of the king. bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall

CHAP. III.

be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king

made an image of gold, whose breaketh in pieces and subdueth all height was threescore cubits, and the things; and as iron that breaketh all breadth thereof six cubits: he set it these, shall it break in pieces and up in the plain of Dura, in the prov bruise. ince of Babylon. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king and toes, part of potter's clay, and part sent to gather together the princes, of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; the governors, and the captains, the but there shall be in it of the strength judges, the treasurers,the counsellors, of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the sheriff's, and all the rulers of the the iron mixed with miry clay.

42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

provinces,to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

3 Then the princes, the governors, the captains, the judges, the treasur 43 And whereas thou sawest iron ers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and mixed with miry clay, they shall all the rulers of the provinces, were mingle themselves with the seed of gathered together unto the dedication men; but they shall not cleave one of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the to another, even as iron is not mixed king had set up; and they stood before with clay. the image that Nebuchadnezzar had

44 And in the days of these kings set up. shall the God of heaven set up a king- 4 Then a berald cried aloud, To you dom, which shall never be destroyed: it is commanded, O people, nations, and the kingdom shall not be left to and languages, other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these king doms, and it shall stand for ever.

5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack. but, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up :

45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the 6 And whoso falleth not down and silver, and the gold; the great God worshippeth, shall the same hour be hath made known to the king what cast into the midst of a burning fiery shall come to pass hereafter: and the furnace. dream is certain, and the interpreta tion thereof sure.

7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cor 46 T Then the king Nebuchadnezzar net, flute, harp,sackbut, psaltery, and fell upon his face, and worshipped all kinds of music, all the people, the Daniel, and commanded that they justions, and the languages, fell down should offer an oblation and sweet and worshipped the goklen image that odours unto him. Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 47 The king answered unto Daniel, 8 T Wherefore at that time certain

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into the fiery furnace.

Shadrach, &c. cast Chaldeans came near, and accused the, 20 And he commanded the most Jews. mighty men that were in his army to 9 They spake and said to the king bind Shadrach, Meshach, and AbedNebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. uego, and to cast them into the burn10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, ing fiery furnace. that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack but, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.

nace.

21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

11 And whoso falleth not down and 22 Therefore because the king's com worshippeth, that he should be cast mandment was urgent, and the fur into the midst of a burning fiery furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shad rach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning

12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Me shach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they fiery furnace. serve not thy gods, nor worship the 24 T Then Nebuchadnezzar the king golden image which thon hast set up. was astonished, and rose up in haste, 13 T Then Nebuchadnezzar in his and spake, and said unto his counselrage and fury commanded to bring lors, Did not we cast three men hound Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. into the midst of the fire? They aaThen they brought these men before swered and said unto the king, True, the king. O king.

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Me-four men loose, walking in the midst shach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve of the fire, and they have no hurt; and my gods, nor worship the golden im- the form of the fourth is like the Son age which I have set up? of God.

15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; of the midst of the fire. and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shad rach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God,come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth

27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-ne being gathered together, saw these go, answered and said to the king, Omen, upon whose bodies the fire had Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will de liver us out of thy hand, O king.

18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his ser vants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded 19 T Then was Nebuchadnezzar full their bodies, that they might not serve of fury, and the form of his visage was nor worship any god,except their own changed against Shadrach, Meshach, God. and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against Ithe God of Shadrach, Mechachi, and