Old/New Testament
16 1 The Ark being placed, they offer sacrifices. 4 David ordaineth Asaph and his brethren to minister before the Lord. 8 He appointeth a notable Psalm to be sung in praise of the Lord.
1 So (A)they brought in the Ark of God, and set it in the midst of the Tabernacle that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he [a]blessed the people in the Name of the Lord.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel both man and woman, to every one a cake of bread, and a piece of flesh, and a bottle of wine.
4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the Ark of the Lord, and to [b]rehearse and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, even Jeiel with instruments, viols, and harps, and Asaph to make a sound with cymbals,
6 And Benaiah and Jahaziel Priests, with trumpets continually before the Ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then at that time David did [c]appoint at the beginning to give thanks to the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 (B)Praise the Lord and call upon his Name: declare his [d]works among the people.
9 Sing unto him, sing praise unto him, and talk of all his [e]wonderful works.
10 Rejoice in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seek the Lord, rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his face continually.
12 Remember his marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the [f]judgments of his mouth,
13 O seed of Israel his servant, O the children of Jacob his [g]chosen.
14 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are throughout all the earth.
15 Remember his Covenant forever, and the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations:
16 (C)Which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac:
17 And hath confirmed it to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an everlasting Covenant,
18 Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the [h]lot of your inheritance.
19 When ye were [i]few in number, yea, a very few, and strangers therein,
20 And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
21 He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked [j]Kings for their sakes, saying,
22 Touch not mine [k]anointed, and do my [l]Prophets no harm.
23 (D)Sing unto the Lord all the earth: declare his salvation from day to day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful works among all people.
25 For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and he is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the people are [m]idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
27 Praise and glory are before him: power and beauty are in his place.
28 Give unto the Lord, ye families of the people: give unto the Lord glory and power.
29 Give unto the Lord the glory of his Name: bring an offering and come before him, and worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuary.
30 [n]Tremble ye before him all the earth, surely the world shall be, and not move.
31 Let the [o]heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.
32 Let the sea roar, and all that therein is: let the field be joyful and all that is in it.
33 Let the trees of the wood then rejoice at the presence of the Lord: for he cometh to [p]judge the earth.
34 Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever.
35 And say ye, Save us, O God, our salvation, and gather us, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may praise thine holy Name, and [q]glory in thy praise.
36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel forever and ever: and let all people say, [r]So be it, and praise the Lord.
37 ¶ Then he left there before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Ark, that which was to be done every day:
38 And Obed-Edom and his brethren, threescore and eight: and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were porters.
39 And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priests were before the Tabernacle of the Lord, in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord, upon the burnt offering altar continually, in the morning and in the evening, even according unto all that is written in the Law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel.
41 And with [s]them were Heman, and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth forever.
42 Even with them were Heman and Jeduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbals, with excellent instruments of music: and the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
43 And all the people departed, every man to his house: and David returned to [t]bless his house.
17 3 David is forbidden to build an house unto the Lord. 12 Christ is promised under the figure of Solomon. 18 David giveth thanks, 23 and prayeth unto God.
1 Now (E)afterward when David dwelt in his house, he said to Nathan the Prophet, Behold, I dwell in an house of [u]cedar trees, but the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant remaineth under [v]curtains.
2 Then Nathan said to David, Do [w]all that is in thine heart: for God is with thee.
3 And the same [x]night even the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 Go, and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
5 For I have dwelt in no house since the day that I brought out the children of Israel unto this day, but I have been from tent to [y]tent, and from habitation to habitation.
6 Wherefore I have [z]walked with all Israel, spake I one word to any of the Judges of Israel (whom I commanded to feed my people) saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedar trees?
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote [aa]and from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be a prince over my people Israel.
8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have [ab]made thee a name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
9 (Also I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will [ac]plant it, that they may dwell in their place, and move no more: neither shall the [ad]wicked people [ae]vex them anymore, as at the beginning,
10 And since the time that I commanded judges over my people Israel) And I will subdue all thine enemies: therefore I say unto thee, that the Lord will [af]build thee an house.
11 And when thy days shall be fulfilled to go with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons, and will establish his kingdom.
12 He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne [ag]forever.
13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son, and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before [ah]thee.
14 But I will establish him in mine house, and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever,
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision. So Nathan spake to David.
16 ¶ And David the king [ai]went in and [aj]sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me [ak]hitherto?
17 Yet thou esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a great while, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of [al]high degree, O Lord God.
18 What can David desire more of thee for the honor of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
19 O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, even according to thine [am]heart hast thou done all this great thing to declare all magnificence.
20 Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee according to all that we have heard with our ears.
21 Moreover what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whose God went to redeem them to be his people, and to make thyself a Name, and to do great and terrible things by casting out Nations from before thy people, whom thou hast delivered out of Egypt?
22 For thou hast ordained thy people Israel to be thine own people forever, and thou Lord art become their God.
23 Therefore now Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed forever, and do as thou hast said,
24 And let thy Name be stable and magnified forever, that it may be said, The Lord of hosts, God of Israel, is the God of [an]Israel, and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
25 For thou, O my God, hast [ao]revealed unto the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath [ap]been bold to pray before thee.
26 Therefore now Lord (for thou art [aq]God, and hast spoken this goodness unto thy servant.)
27 Now therefore it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee forever: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed forever.
18 1 The battle of David against the Philistines, 2 And against Moab, 3 Zobah, 5 Aram, 12 And Edom.
1 And after this, David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took [ar]Gath, and the villages thereof out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and [as]brought gifts.
3 ¶ And David smote [at]Hadadezer King of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his border by the river [au]Perath.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and (F)destroyed all the chariots, but he reserved of them an hundred chariots.
5 ¶ Then came the Aramites of Damascus to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, but David slew of the Aramites two and twenty thousand.
6 And David put a garrison in Aram of [av]Damascus, and the Aramites became David’s servants, and brought gifts: and the Lord [aw]preserved David wheresoever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold that were of the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And from [ax]Tibhath, and from Chun (cities of Hadadezer) brought David exceeding much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen (G)Sea, and the pillars and the vessels of brass.
9 ¶ Then Tou King of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer king of Zobah:
10 Therefore he sent [ay]Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to rejoice with him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and beaten him (for Tou had war with Hadadezer) who brought all vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 And king David did dedicate them unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he brought from all the nations, from [az]Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 ¶ And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of Edom in the salt valley [ba]eighteen thousand,
13 And he put a garrison in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants: and the Lord preserved David wheresoever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice to all his people.
15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud Recorder,
16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the Priests, and [bb]Shavsha the Scribe,
17 (H)And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the [bc]Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sons of David were chief about the King.
28 ¶ [a]Then cried Jesus in the Temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am: yet am I not come of myself, but he that sent me, is true, whom ye know not.
29 But I know him: for I am of him, and he hath sent me.
30 [b]Then they sought to take him, but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 Now many of the people believed on him, and said, When that Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than this man hath done?
32 [c]The Pharisees heard that the people murmured these things of him, and the Pharisees, and high Priests sent officers to take him.
33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet am I a little while with you, and then go I unto him that sent me.
34 (A)Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me, and where I am, can ye not come.
35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go unto them that are [d]dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
36 What saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me? and where I am, can ye not come?
37 [e]Now in the [f]last and (B)great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth in me, (C)as saith the [g]Scripture, out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.
39 ((D)This spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed in him, should receive: for the [h]holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet [i]glorified.)
40 [j]So many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, (E)Of a truth this is that Prophet:
41 Others said, This is that Christ: and some said, But shall that Christ come out of Galilee?
42 (F)Saith not the Scripture that that Christ shall come of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
43 So was there dissension among the people for him.
44 And some of them would have taken him, but no man laid hands on him.
45 [k]Then came the officers to the high Priests and Pharisees, and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
48 [l]Doth any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believe in him?
49 But this people, which know not the Law, are cursed,
50 Nicodemus said unto them, ((G)he that came to Jesus by night, and was one of them.)
51 Doth our Law judge a man before it hear him, (H)and know [m]what he hath done?
52 They answered, and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no Prophet.
53 [n]And every man went unto his own house.
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