Joshua. Johnas exhortation and faid unto them, I am old and ftricken image: to tise Ifractices. CHAP. XXIV. 1 Joshua assembling the tribes, 2 relates Gods benefits. 14 He renewetb a covenarzt between them and God. And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done untoall these nations, because of you; for the LORD your A God is he that harn fought for you. Nd Joshua gathered all the tribes of to Shechem, and called for the 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by elders of Ifrael, and for their heads, and lot these nations that remain, to be an in- for their judges, and for their officers, and heritance for your tribes, from Jordan, they prefented themselves before God. with all the nations that I have cut off, 2 And Joshua faidunt all the people, even unto the great fea weltward. Thus faith the LORD God of Hrael, Your 5 And the LORD your God, he shall ex-fathers dwelt on the other fide of the flood pell them from before you, and drive them in old time, even Terah the father of Afrom out of your fight, and ye shall poffefs bratam, and the father of Nachor: and their land, as the LORD your God hath ferved other gods. promifed unto you. 3 And I took your father Abrahanı from 6.Be ye therefore very couragious to the other fide of the flood, and led him keep and to do all that is written in the throughout all the land of Canaan, and book of the 1 w of Moles, that ye turn not multiplied his feed, and gave him laac. afide there from, to the right hand or to 4 And I gave unto haac, Jacob and the left. Efau: and I gave unto Elau mount Seir, 7 That ye come not among these nati- to possess it; but Jacob and his children ons, these y remain amongst you, neither went down into Egypt. make mention of the name of their gods, 5 I fent Mofesalfo and Aaron, and I nor caule to swear by them, neither ferve plagued Egypt, according to that which them, nor bowe your elves unto them: I did amongst them and afterward I 8 But cleave untot e LORD your God, brought you out. as ye have done unto this day. 6 And I brought your fathers out of E9 For the LORD hath driven out from gypt: and you came unto the fea, and the before you, great nations and ttrong: but Egyptians purfued after your fathers as for you, no man hath been abletoftand with chariots and horfemen unto the before you unto this day. Red-fea. To One man of you shall chase a thou- 7 And when they cried unto the LORD, fand: for the LORD your God the it is that he put darknetse between you and the Efighteth for you, as he hath promifed you. gyptians, and brought the fea upon Take good head the efore unto your them, and covered them; and your eyes selves, that ye love the LORD you: God. havefeen what I have done in Egypt: and 12 Elfe fyedo in any wife go back, and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long teason. leave unto the remnant of toefenations: 8 And I brought you into the land of een thefe that remain among your, and the Amorites, which dwelt on the other mall make marriages wit.. them, and go fide Jordan; and they fought with you: in unto them, and they to you; and I gave them into your hand, that ye 13. Know for a certainty, that the LORD might poffefle their land, and I destroyed your God will no more drive out any of them from before you. chete nations from before you, but they 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor king of hall be fuares and traps untoyou, and Moab, arose and warred againft Ifrael, and fcourges in your fides, and thorns in your eyes, uncilt ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 14. And behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth, and yeknow in all your hearts and in all your fouls, that not one thing hath failed of all good things which the LORD your God Ipake concering you, all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore it ithall come to pal's that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promifed you: the LORD bring upon you allevill untill ne have deftroyed you from fent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curfe you: 10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam, therefore he blessed you still: fo I delivered you out of his hand. IT Andye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho foug tagaimt you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebulites, and I delivered them into your hand. 12 And I fent the hornet before you. which drave them out from before you even the two kings of the Amorites: but not with thy fword, nor with thy bow. off this good land which the LORD your 13 And I have given you a land for God hath given you.. which ye did not labour, and cities which.. 16 When ye have tranfgreffed the co- ye built not, and ye dwell in them: of the venant of the LORD your God, which he vineyardsandolive-yards which ye plantcommanded you, and have gone and fer- ed not, do ye eat. ved otner gods, and bowed your felves to 14 Now therefore, fear the LORDY them: then shall the anger of the LORD and terve him in fincerity and in truth, bekindled against you, and ye shall perin and put away the gods, which your fa quickly from off the good land which he thers ferved on the other fide of the hath given unto you Fofhuds deato. Chap. i. The acts of Judah and Simeon Roud, and in Egypt: and serve ye the The LORD our God will weserve, and his LORD. voyce will we obey. 25 So Jofhua made a covenant with the people that day, andset them a statute, and an ordinance in Shechem. 15 Andifit feem evil unto you to ferve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will ferve, whether the gods which your fathers ferved, that were on the other fide of the floud, or the gods of the Amorites, in whole land ye dwell: but as for meand a great stone, and fet it up there under my house, we will ferve the LORD. 16 And the people answered and faid, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to ferve other gods. 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took an oak, that was by the fanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witnelle unto therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. 17 For the LORD our God, he it is that us; for it hath heard all the words of the drought us up, and our fathers out of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great figns in our fight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoplethrough whom we pailed. 28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. 29 And it came to passe after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun the fer 18 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites vant of the LORD died, being an hundred which dwelt in the land: therefore will we alfo ferve the LORD, for he is our God. 19 And Joshua faid unto the people, Ye cannot ferve the LORD; for he is an holy God: he is a jealous God, he will not forgive your tranfgreffions nor your sins. 20 If ye forfake the LORD, and serve Grange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and confume you, after that he hath done you good., 21 And the people faid unto Joskua, Nay, but we will ferve the LORD. 22 And Jothua said unto the people, Ye are witneffes against your selves, that ye have chosen you the LORD, to ferve him. And they faid, We are witnesses. 23 Now therefore putaway, Saidbe, the strange gods which are among you, and encline your heart unto the LORD God of Ifrael. 24 And the people said unto Joshua, and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath - ferah, which is in mount Ephraim, to the northfide of the hill of Gaash. 31 And frael ferved the LORD all the dayes of Joshua, and all the dayes of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Ifrael. 32 And the bones of Jofeph, which the children of Ifrael brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcell of ground which Jacob bought of the fons of Hamor the father of Shechem, for an hundred pieces of silver; and it became the inheritance of the children of Jofeph. 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him in a hill that pertain. ed to Phinehas his fon, which was given him in mount Ephraim. THE BOOK OF CHAP. I. 1 The alls of ludab and Simeon. 4 Adonibezek justly requited. 8 lerufalem to and Hebron are taken. N JUDGES. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his.... thumbs, and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek faid, Threescore and Ow after the death of Joshua, it ten kings, having their thumbs and their came to pass, that the children great toes cut off, gathered their meat unof Ifrael asked the Lo RD, fayder my table: as I have done, To God hath ing, Who fhall go up for us a- requited me. And they brought him to gainst the Canaanites first to fight against Jerufalem, and there he died. them? 8 (Now the children of Judah had 2 And the LORD faid, Judah shall go fought against Jerufalem, and had taken tup: Behold, I have delivered the land in- it, and (mitten it with the edge of the to his hand. sword, and fet the city on fire.) 3 And Judah faid unto Simeon his bro-9 And afterward the chi ther, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight againft the Canaanites, and I likewife will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4. And Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand and they flew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoni bezek in Be zek and they fought against him, & they flew the Canaanites, and Perizzites, dah went downt fight agai of JuCana2and ita 10 And Judah weit againfty Canaanites that dweltin Hebron, (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjah arba) and they flew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: (and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.) 13 And Férusalem Judgeds. and Bethel taken. 12 And Caleb faid, He that smiteth 29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Kirjath-fepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achfah my daughter to wife. 13 And Othniel the fon of Kenaz Calebs younger brother took it and the gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. Canaanites that dweltin Gezer: but the Canaanites dweltin Gezer among them. 30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kiron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol: but the Canaanites dwelt a14 And it came to paf's when the came mong them, and became tributaries. to bim, that she moved him to ask of her 31 Neither did Asher drive out the infather a field: and she lighted from off habitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants her afs; and Calebsaid unto her, What of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor Achzib, nor wilt thou? Helbahy nor Apbik, nor of Rehob: 15 And she said unto him, Givemea 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the blefling; for thou hast given me a south- Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: land, give me alfosprings of water. And for they did not drive them out. Gateb gave her the upper-springs, and the 33. Neither did Naphtali drive out the nether-fprings. inhab tants of Beth-shemesh, northein 16 And the children of the Kenite, habitants of Beth-anath, but he dwelt aMofes father in law, went up out of the mong the Canaanites, the inhabitants of city of palm-trees, with the children of the land: nevertheless, the inhabitants of Judah into the wildernefs of Judah, which Beth-fhemesh, and of Beth-anath became lieth in the louth of Arad, and they went tributaries unto them. and dwelt among the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they flew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it; (and the name of the city was called Hormah.) 18 Alfo Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof,and Askelon with the coaft thereof, and Ekron with the coaft thereof. 19 And the LORD was with Judah, and he drave out the inbabitants of the mouncain, but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses faid: and he expelled thence the three fons of Anak. 21. And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebufites that inhabited Jerufalem: but the Jebufites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And the houfe of Jofeph, they also went up against Beth-el, and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph fent to defcry Beth-el: (now the name of the city before was Luz.) 34 And the Amorstes forced children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not fuffer them to come down toy valley. 35 Buty Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Ajalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Jofeph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. CHAP. 11. I An angel rebuketh the people at Bochim. A from Gilgal an angel of the LORD came up to Bochim, and faid, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land which I fware unto your fathers, and I faid, I will never break my covenant with you. 2 Andyeshall make no league with the inhabitants of this land, you shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed myvoice, why have ye done this? 3 Wherefore I alfo faid, I will not drive them out from before you: but they shell be as thornsin your fides, and their gods shall be afinare unto you. 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entranceinto the city, and we will shew thee mercy. up their voice, and wept. 4. And it came to paf's, when the angel of the LORDspake these words unto all the children of Ifrael, that the people lift 25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but they let go the man and all his family. 26. And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: Neither did Manasseh drive out the the elders that out-lived Joshua, who had inbabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, seen all the great works of the LORD, nor Tanaach & her towns, nor the inha- that he did for Ifrael. bitants of Dor & her towns, nor the inha- 8 And Joshuta the son of Nun, the ferbitants of Ibleam & her towns, nor the in-vant of the LORD, died, being an hundred bitants of Megiddo and her towns: but andten years old. the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 9 And they buried him in the border of 28 And it came to pass when Ifrael was ftrong, that they put the Canaanites to ibute, and did not utterly drive them out, his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north-fide of the hill Gaa 10. And Ifraels wickedness. Chap.rili. their obftinasy. - 10 And allo all that generation were ga- (even as many of Ifrael as had not known thered unto their fathers: and there arose all the wars of Canaan; another generation after them, which 2 Onely that the generations of the knew not the LORD, not yet the works children of Ifrael might know to teach which he had done for Ifrael. them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof.) And the children of Ifrael did evil in y fight of the LORD, & ferved Baalim: 3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, 12 And they forsook the LORD God of and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, their fathers, which brought them out of and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lethe land of Egypt,& followed other goda, banon, from mount Baal-hermon, unto of the gods of the people that were round the entring in of Hamath. about them, and bowed themselves unto 4. And they were to prove Israel by them, them, and provoked the LORD to anger. to know whether they would hearken un 13 And tney forfook the LORD,andfer ved Baal and Ashtaroth. to the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moles.. 5And the children of Ifrael dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amo 14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Ifrael, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he fold them into the hands of their rites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and enemies roundabout, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies 6. And they took their daughters to be 15. Whitherfoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD hadsaid, andas the LORD had fworn unto them and they were greatly distressed. 16 Nevertheless, the LORD raifed up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. Jebufites: their wives, and gave their daughters to their fons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Ifrael did evil in the fight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim, and the groves. 8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Ifrael, and he fold them into the hand of Chushan-ristathaim king of Mesopotamia, and the children of If rael served Chuthan-rishathaim eight years. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way, which their fathers walked in, obey- 9 And when the children of Ifrael cried ing the commandments of the LORD; but they did not fo. 18 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Ifrael, who detivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Calebs younger brother. and delivered them out of the hand of το And the spirit of the LORD came uptheir enemies, all the dayes of the judge: on him, and he judged Ifrael, and went one (for it repented the LORD, because of to war; and the LORD delivered Chushantheir groanings, by reason of them that rishathaim king of Mefopotamia into his oppreffed them, and vexed them,) hand: and his hand prevailed against 19 And it came to pass when the judge Chushan-rishathaim. was dead that they returned, and corrupt- 20 And the anger of the LORD was hot 22 That through them I may prove Ifrael, whether they will keep the way of the LORD, to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not: 23 Therefore y LORD left those nations, 1. The nations which were leftt) prove If- N IT And the land had rest fourty years: and Othniel the fon of Kenaz died 12 And the children of Ifrael did evill again in the fight of the LORD: and the LORD strenghtened Eglon the king of Moab against Ifrael, because they had done evil in the fight of the LORD. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Mrael, and poffefsed the city of palm trees. 14 Sothe children of Ifrael served Egion the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the children of Ifrael cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the fon of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Ifrael sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 16 But Ehud made him a dagger (which had two edges) of a cubit length, and he did gird it under his raiment, upon his right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab and Eglon was a very fat man. Ow there are the nations which the Ehud killerh Eglon. Judges. the prefent, helent away the people that bare the prefent. 19. But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and faid, 1 have a fecret errand unto thee, Oking: who faid, Keep filence. And all that stood by him, went out from him. 20 And Ehud came unto him, andhe was fitting in a fummer-parlour, which he had for himself alone: and Ehud faid, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arofe out of bis feat. 24 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh: and thrust it into his belly. 22 And the haft alfo went in after the blade: and the fat closed upon the blade, fo that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly, and the dirt came out. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they law, that behold the doors of the parlour were locked they faid, Surely he covereth his feet in his fummer-chamber. 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour, therefore they took a key, and opened them; and behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried: and paffed beyond the quarries, and efeaped unto Seirath. 27 And it came to pass when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Ifrael went down with him from the mount, and he before them. 28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fourds of Jordan toward Moab, and fuffered not a man to pass over. 29And they flew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all luity, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. 30. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Ifrael: and the land had reft fourfcore years. Moab vanquished. 4 And Deborah a prophetess, § wife of Lapidoth, the judged Ifrael at that time, 5 And the dwelt under the palm-tree of Debrah, between Ramah and Beth-e in mount Ephraim and the children of Ifrae) came up to her for judgement, 6 Andshe sent and called Barak the fon of Abinoam, out of Kedefh-naphtali, and faid unto him; Hath not the LORD God of Ifrael commanded; saying, Go, and draw toward mount Tabor and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zelubun? 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon, Sifera the captain of Jabins army, with his chariots, & his multitude;and I will deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Barak faid unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thon wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 9 And she faid, I will furely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest, shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall del Siferainto the hand of a woman. And Deborah arote, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali, to Kedesh, and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 11 Now Heber the Kesite obich was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Mofes, had fevered himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh, 12 And they shewed Sifera, that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And Sifera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harofheth of the Gentiles, unto the river of Kishon. 14 And Deborah faid unto Barak, Up, for this is the day in which the LORD háth delivered Sifera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And the LORD discomfited Sifera, and all bis chariots, and all his host with the edge of the sword, before Barak; to that Sifera lighted down off bis chariot, and filed away on his feet. 31 And after him was Shamgar the fon of Anath, which flew of the Philistines 16 But Barak purfued after the chariots, Ax hundred men with an ox-goad, and he alfo delivered Ifrael. CHAP. IV. 1 Deborab and Barak deliver Ifrael. 18 Lael killeth Sisera. and after the hoft unto Harofheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sifera fell upon the edge of the fword, and there was not a man left. 17. Howbeit, Sifera fled away on his feet And the children of Ifrael again did to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the evil the fight of the LORD when Kenite: for there was peace between JaEhud was dead. bin the king of Hazor, and the houle of 2 And the LORD fold them into the hand Heber the Kenite. of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in 18 And Jael went out to meet Sifera, Hazor; the captain of whote host was Si- and faid unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn era dweltin Harotheth of the Gentiles. in to me, fear not: and when he had turn3 And the children of Ifrael cried unto ed in unto her, into the tent, she covered the LORD: for he had nine hundred cha- him with amantle. riots of iron, and twenty years he migh- 19 And he said unto her. Give me, I pray lv opprefied the children dren of Ifrael. thee, a little water to drink, for I am thir fly |