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1 Chronicles 7-8
Chapter 7
Genealogy from Issachar
1 Now the sons of Issachar were four: Tola, (F1)Puah, (F2)Jashub, and Shimron.2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Tola were valiant warriors in their generations. (C1)Their number in the days of David was 22,600.3 The (F1)son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah; all five of them were (C1)chief men.4 And with them by their generations according to their fathers' households were thirty-six thousand (F1)troops of the army for war; for they had many wives and sons.5 Their relatives among all the families of Issachar were valiant warriors, registered by genealogy, eighty-seven thousand in all.
Descendants of Benjamin
6 (C1)Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.7 The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of fathers' households, valiant warriors, 22,034 registered by genealogy.8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.9 They were registered by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers' households, 20,200 valiant warriors.10 The (F1)son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' households, 17,200 valiant warriors who were (F1)ready to go out with the army to war.12 (F1)Shuppim and (F2)Huppim were the sons of (F3)Ir; Hushim was the (F4)son of (F5)Aher.
Sons of Naphtali
13 The sons of Naphtali were (F1)Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and (F2)Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
Descendants of Manasseh
14 The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, to whom his Aramean concubine gave birth; she also gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead.15 Machir took a wife from Huppim and Shuppim, (F1)whose name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.16 Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh; the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.17 The (F1)son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, (F1)Abiezer, and Mahlah.19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Descendants of Ephraim
20 (C1)The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and (F1)Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock.22 Their father Ephraim (C1)mourned for many days, and his relatives (C2)came to comfort him.23 Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him (F1)Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house.24 His daughter was Sheerah, (C1)who built lower and upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.25 Rephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son,26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,27 (F1)Non his son, and (C1)Joshua his son.
28 (C1)Their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, (F1)Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as (F2)Ayyah with its towns,29 and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these regions lived the (C1)sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
Descendants of Asher
30 (C1)The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah was their sister.31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.32 Heber fathered Japhlet, (F1)Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.34 The sons of (F1)Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, and Jehubbah and Aram.35 The (F1)sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.40 All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice, valiant mighty men, and heads of the leaders. And the number of them registered by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.
Chapter 8
Genealogy from Benjamin
1 And (C1)Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, (C2)Aharah the third,2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.3 Bela had sons: (F1)Addar, Gera, Abihud,4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers' households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them into exile to Manahath,7 namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he exiled them; and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.8 Shaharaim fathered children in the (F1)country of Moab after he had sent his wives Hushim and Baara away.9 By Hodesh his wife he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' households.11 By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers' households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put the inhabitants of Gath to flight;14 and (F1)Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of (F1)Shimei.22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.28 These were heads of the fathers' households according to their generations, chief men (F1)who lived in Jerusalem.
29 (C1)Now, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife's name was Maacah;30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,31 Gedor, Ahio, and (F1)Zecher.32 Mikloth fathered (F1)Shimeah. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
Genealogy from King Saul
33 (C1)Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, (F1)Abinadab, and (F2)Eshbaal.34 The son of Jonathan was (F1)Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, (F1)Tarea, and Ahaz.36 Ahaz fathered (F1)Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.37 Moza fathered Binea; (F1)Raphah was his son, Eleasah, his son, and Azel, his son.38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.39 The sons of his brother Eshek were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.40 The sons of Ulam were valiant mighty men, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were among the sons of Benjamin.Zephaniah 3
Chapter 3
Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations
1 Woe to her who is (C1)rebellious and (C2)defiled,
The (C3)oppressive city!
2 She (C1)obeyed no voice,
She (C2)accepted no discipline.
She did not (C3)trust in the LORD,
She did not (C4)approach her God.
3 Her (C1)leaders within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are (C2)wolves at evening;
They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.
4 Her prophets are (C1)insolent, treacherous men;
Her (C2)priests have profaned the sanctuary.
They have done violence to the Law.
5 The LORD is (C1)righteous (C2)within her;
He will (C3)do no injustice.
(C4)Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He (F1)does not fail.
But the (F2)criminal (C5)knows no shame.
6 "I have eliminated nations;
Their corner towers are deserted.
I have (C1)laid waste their streets,
With no one passing by;
Their (C2)cities have been laid waste,
Without a person, (C3)without an inhabitant.
7 "I said, 'You will certainly revere Me,
You will (C1)accept discipline.'
So her dwelling will (C2)not be eliminated
In accordance with everything that I have stipulated for her.
Instead, they were eager to (C3)corrupt all their deeds.
8 "Therefore (C1)wait for Me," declares the LORD,
"For the day when I rise up as a witness.
Indeed, My decision is to (C2)gather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them My indignation,
All My burning anger;
For (C3)all the earth will be devoured
By the fire of My zeal.
9 "For then I will (F1)restore to the peoples (C1)pure lips,
So that all of them may (C2)call on the name of the LORD,
To serve Him (F2)shoulder to shoulder.
10 "From beyond the rivers of (C1)Ethiopia
My worshipers, (F1)My dispersed ones,
Will (C2)bring My offerings.
11 "On that day you will (C1)feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your (C2)proud, arrogant ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My (C3)holy mountain.
A Remnant of Israel
12 "But I will leave among you
A (C1)humble and lowly people,
And they will (C2)take refuge in the name of the LORD.
13 "The (C1)remnant of Israel will (C2)do no wrong
And (C3)tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will (C4)feed and lie down
With no one to frighten them."
14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion!
(C1)Shout in triumph, Israel!
Rejoice and triumph with all your heart,
Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The LORD has taken away (C1)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the LORD, is (C2)in your midst;
You will no longer (C3)fear disaster.
16 (C1)On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
"(C2)Do not be afraid, Zion;
(C3)Do not let your hands fall limp.
17 "The LORD your God is (C1)in your midst,
A (F1)(C2)victorious warrior.
He will (C3)rejoice over you with joy,
He will (F2)be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
18 "I will gather those who are (C1)worried about the appointed feasts—
They (F1)came from you, Zion;
The disgrace of exile is a burden on (F2)them.
19 "Behold, I am going to deal at that time
With all your (C1)oppressors;
I will save (C2)those who limp
And gather the scattered,
And I will turn their (C3)shame into (C4)praise and fame
In all the earth.
20 "At that time I will (C1)bring you in,
Even at the time when I gather you together;
Indeed, I will make you (C2)famous and praiseworthy
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I (C3)restore your fortunes before your eyes,"
Says the LORD.
John 1:19-34
Chapter 1
19 This is (C1)the testimony of John, when (C2)the Jews sent priests and Levites to him (C3)from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"20 And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: "(C1)I am not the (F1)Christ."21 And so they asked him, "What then? Are you (C1)Elijah?" And he (*)said, "I am not." "Are you (C2)the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."22 Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"23 He said, "I am (C1)THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING (F1)OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE THE WAY OF THE LORD STRAIGHT,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
24 And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.25 They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the (F1)Christ, nor Elijah, nor (C1)the Prophet?"26 John answered them, saying, "(C1)I baptize (F1)in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.27 "It is (C1)He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the (C2)strap of His sandal."28 These things took place in Bethany (C1)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing people.
29 The next day he (*)saw Jesus coming to him, and (*)said, "Behold, (C1)the Lamb of God who (C2)takes away the sin of the world!30 "This is He in behalf of whom I said, '(C1)After me is coming a Man who has proved to be (F1)my superior, (C2)because He existed before me.'31 "And I did not recognize (F1)Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing (F2)in water."32 And John (C1)testified, saying, "(C2)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.33 "And I did not recognize (F1)Him, but He who sent me to baptize (F2)in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, (C1)this is the One who baptizes (F2)in the Holy Spirit.'34 "And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is (C1)the (F1)Son of God."<
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