And King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah, saying, Pray now for us to the Lord.

Thus said the Lord; Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent to you, to seek Me; Behold, the army of Pharaoh which has come forth to help you shall return to the land of Egypt.

Then the king sent, and called [Jeremiah] to himself into the house of Aselisel, which was in the house of the Lord. And the king said to him, I will ask you a question, and I pray you hide nothing from me.

And the king swore to him, saying, [As] the Lord lives who gave us this soul, I will not slay you, neither will I give you into the hands of these men.

But if you will not go forth, [then] this city shall be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall by no means escape.

And Jeremiah said, They shall in no wise deliver you up. Hear the word of the Lord which I speak to you; and it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.

And behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah were brought forth to the princes of the king of Babylon. And they said, The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and will prevail against you; and they shall cause your foot to slide and fail, they have turned back from you.

Then the king said to him, Let no man know [any] of these words, and certainly you shall not die.

Then you shall say to them, I brought my supplication before the presence of the king, that he would not send me back into the house of Jonathan, that I should die there.

And Jeremiah said to them, I have heard [you.] Behold, I will pray for you to the Lord our God, according to your words; and it shall come to pass, [that] whatsoever word the Lord God shall answer, I will declare to you; I will not hide anything from you.

And whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil, we will hearken to the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, because we shall hearken to the voice of the Lord our God.

for the ark of the Lord God was there in those days,

And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, Will the man come here? And the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff.

So Saul inquired of the Lord, and the Lord answered him not by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor by prophets.

And Samuel said, Why have you troubled me, that I should come up? And Saul said, I am greatly distressed, and the Philistines war against me, and God has departed from me, and no longer hearkens to me either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams. And now I have called [on] you, to tell me what I shall do.

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And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do you know that Ramoth Gilead [is] ours, and we are slow to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?

And Jehoshaphat said, As I [am], so [are] you also; as my people, [so are] your people; as my horses, [so are] your horses. And Jehoshaphat king of Judah said to the king of Israel, Please inquire of the Lord today.

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not [still] a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?

And an angel of the Lord called Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ahaziah king of Samaria, and you shall say to them, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? But [it shall] not [be] so.

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, [There is] here Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and the prophets of your mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Has the Lord called the three kings to deliver them into the hands of Moab?

Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for all the people, and for all Judah, and concerning the words of this book that has been found; for the wrath of the Lord that has been kindled against us [is] great, because our fathers hearkened not to the words of this book, to do according to all the things written concerning us.

So Hilkiah the priest went, and Ahikam, Achobor, Shaphan, and Asaiah, to Huldah the prophetess, the mother of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; and she dwelt in Jerusalem in Masena; and they spoke to her.

Son of man, these men have conceived their devices in their hearts, and have set before their faces the punishment of their iniquities: shall I indeed answer them?

that he should turn aside the house of Israel, according to their hearts that are estranged from Me in their thoughts.

For any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who shall separate himself from Me, and conceive his imaginations in his heart, and set before his face the punishment of his iniquity, and come to the prophet to inquire of him concerning Me; I the Lord will answer him, [according to the things] in which he is entangled.

And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifteenth day of the month, there came men of the elders of the house of Israel to inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.

Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord: Have you come to inquire of Me? [As] I live, I will not be inquired of by you, says the Lord.

Behold, a multitude has come against the city, to take it; and the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans that fight against it, by the power of the sword, and the famine. As You have spoken, so has it happened.

And it came to pass in the ninth month of Zedekiah king of Judah, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, and all his army, against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was penetrated.

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So the city was besieged, until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah,

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, came against Jerusalem; and he encamped against it, and built a mound against it.

And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the month.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Pharaoh will say to his people, As for these children of Israel, they are wandering in the land, for the wilderness has shut them in.

And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled. And the heart of Pharaoh was turned, and that of his servants against the people; and they said, What is this that we have done, to let the children of Israel go, so that they should not serve us?

Also he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the cavalry of the Egyptians, and rulers over all.

And the Egyptians pursued after them and found them encamped by the sea; and all the cavalry and the chariots of Pharaoh, and the horsemen, and his host were before the village, over against Baal Zephon.

and said to Moses, Because there were no graves in the land of Egypt have you brought us forth to slay us in the wilderness? What is this that you have done to us, having brought us out of Egypt?

And Moses said to the people, Be of good courage: stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will work for us this day; for as you have seen the Egyptians today, you shall see them again no more forever.

And the Lord said to Moses, Why do you cry to Me? Speak to the children of Israel, and let them proceed.

And when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai, and had destroyed it, as he did to Jericho and its king, even so they did to Ai and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had gone over to Joshua and Israel;

So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

And the five kings of the Jebusites went up, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Hebron, and the king of Jarmuth, and the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, they and all their people; and encamped around Gibeon, and besieged it.

And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, everyone mighty in strength.

And when Joshua came suddenly upon them, he [had] advanced all the night out of Gilgal.

And when they fled from the face of the children of Israel at the descent of Beth Horon then the Lord cast upon them hailstones from heaven to Azekah; and there were more that died by the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel slew with the sword in the battle.

And the children of Israel continued to do evil against the Lord; and Ehud was dead.

And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed Israel twenty years.

And she sat under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment.

And Samuel was offering the whole burnt offering; and the Philistines drew near to war against Israel; and the Lord thundered with a mighty sound in that day upon the Philistines, and they were confounded and overthrown before Israel.

And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Mizpah and the old [city]; and he called the name of it Ebenezer, stone of the helper; and he said, Thus far has the Lord helped us.

And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; [perhaps] the Lord may do something for us; for nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few.

And Jonathan said, Behold, we will go over to the men, and will come down suddenly upon them.

[But] if they should say thus to us, Come up to us; then will we go up, for the Lord has delivered them into our hands. This [shall be] a sign to us.

And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said to his armorbearer, Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hands of Israel.

And the first slaughter which Jonathan and his armorbearer effected was twenty men, with darts and slings, and pebbles of the field.

And David said to the Philistine, You come to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to you in the name of the Lord God of hosts, of the army of Israel, which you have defied this day.

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord delivers not by sword or spear, for the battle is the Lord's, and the Lord will deliver you into our hands.

And David stretched out his hand into his bag, and took out a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone penetrated through the helmet into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the ground.

And Zerah the Ethiopian went out against them, with a force of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.

And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, O Lord, it is not impossible with You to save by many or by few: strengthen us, O Lord our God; for we trust in You, and in Your name we have come up against this great multitude. O Lord our God, let not man prevail against You.

And Asa and his people pursued them to Gerar; and the Ethiopians fell, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were crushed before the Lord, and before His army; and they took many spoils.

And it came about after this, [that] the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them [some] of the Mineans, came up against Jehoshaphat to battle.

And Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Judah.

And Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court.

Are not You the Lord that destroyed the inhabitants of this land before the face of Your people Israel, and gave it to Your beloved seed of Abraham forever?

If there should come upon us evils, sword, judgment, pestilence, [or] famine, we will stand before this house, and before You, (for Your name [is] upon this house) and we will cry to You because of the affliction, and You shall hear, and deliver.

yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which You have given to us.

And all Judah was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.

And he said, Hear, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat; Thus says the Lord to you, even you: Fear not, neither be alarmed, before all this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

It is not for you to fight. Understand these things, and see the deliverance of the Lord with you, Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, neither be afraid to go forth tomorrow to meet them; and the Lord shall be with you.

And the Levites of the children of Kohath, and [those] of the sons of Korah, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

And he took counsel with the people, and set appointed men to sing psalms and praises, to give thanks, and sing the holy songs of praise in going forth before the army. And they said, Give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy [endures] forever.

Then the children of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, to destroy and consume them. And when they had made an end of [destroying] the inhabitants of Seir, they rose up against one another so that they were utterly destroyed.

And Jehoshaphat and his people went out to plunder them, and they found much cattle, and furniture, and spoils, and precious things. And they plundered them, and they were three days gathering the spoil, for it was abundant.

And all the men of Judah returned to Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat led them with great joy; for the Lord gave them joy over their enemies.

And the terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.

And the Lord sent an angel, and He destroyed every mighty man and warrior, and leader and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria; and he returned with shame of face to his own land and came into the house of his god. And [some] of his own offspring killed him with the sword.

For the end, A Psalm for instruction, for the sons of Korah. O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, the deeds which You did in their days, in the days of old.

For they inherited not the land by their [own] sword, and their [own] arm did not deliver them; but Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You were well pleased with them.

Come, and behold the works of the Lord, what wonders He has achieved on the earth.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

For behold, the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

Trembling took hold of them; there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; God has founded it forever. Pause.

Remember His wonderful works that He has done; His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;

He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

which He established as a covenant to Abraham, and [He remembered] His oath to Isaac.

saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the line of your inheritance;

And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.

[saying], Touch not My anointed ones; and do My prophets no harm.

He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.

until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.

He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;

Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

And He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.

He established among them His signs, and [His] wonders in the land of Ham.

He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.

And He smote their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.

and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.

And He brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.

He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.

He split the rock, and the waters flowed; rivers ran in dry places.

And He brought out His people with exaltation, and His elect with joy;

that they might keep His ordinances, and diligently seek His law.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for He is good: for His mercy [endures] forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords: for His mercy [endures] forever.

To Him who made the heavens by understanding; for His mercy [endures] forever.

To Him who alone made great lights; for His mercy [endures] forever.

The moon and the stars to rule the night; for His mercy [endures] forever.

And brought Israel out of the midst of them; for His mercy [endures] forever;

To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts; for His mercy [endures] forever;

and overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea; for His mercy endures forever.

To Him who struck down great kings; for His mercy [endures] forever;

Sihon king of the Amorites; for His mercy [endures] forever;

and gave their land [for] an inheritance; for His mercy [endures] forever;

For the Lord remembered us in our low estate; for His mercy [endures] forever;

Who gives food to all flesh; for His mercy [endures] forever.

Has the hand of the Lord no power to save? Or has He made His ear heavy, so that He should not hear?

But rather, your iniquities separate between you and God, and because of your sins has He turned away [His] face from you, so as not to have mercy [upon you].