The One Year Bible KJV (158 page)
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Authors: Tyndale
1
 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer,
being
the ninth
hour.
2
 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3
 who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4
 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5
 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6
 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7
 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted
him
up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength.
8
 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9
 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10
 and they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
11
 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12
 And when Peter saw
it,
he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13
 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let
him
go.
14
 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15
 and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16
 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17
 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did
it,
as
did
also your rulers.
18
 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19
 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20
 and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21
 whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22
 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
23
 And it shall come to pass,
that
every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24
 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
25
 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26
 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
A Song of degrees.
1
 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2
 Behold, as the eyes of servants
look
unto the hand of their masters,
and
as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes
wait
upon the L
ORD
our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3
 Have mercy upon us, O L
ORD
, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4
 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease,
and
with the contempt of the proud.
21
 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22
 Understanding
is
a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools
is
folly.
23
 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
1
 Now king David was old
and
stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
2
 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
3
 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4
 And the damsel
was
very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
5
 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6
 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also
was a
very goodly
man;
and
his mother
bare him after Absalom.
7
 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped
him.
8
 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which
belonged
to David, were not with Adonijah.
9
 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which
is
by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
10
 but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11
 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth
it
not?
12
 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13
 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
14
 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15
 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16
 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17
 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the L
ORD
thy God unto thine handmaid,
saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18
 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest
it
not:
19
 and he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
20
 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel
are
upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21
 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22
 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23
 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24
 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25
 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
26
 But me,
even
me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27
 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed
it
unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
28
 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
29
 And the king sware, and said,
As
the L
ORD
liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
30
 even as I sware unto thee by the L
ORD
God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
31
 Then Bath-sheba bowed with
her
face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32
 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33
 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
34
 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35
 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
36
 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the L
ORD
God of my lord the king say so
too.
37
 As the L
ORD
hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
38
 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39
 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
40
 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41
 And Adonijah and all the guests that
were
with him heard
it
as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore
is this
noise of the city being in an uproar?
42
 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou
art
a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
43
 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
44
 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
45
 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This
is
the noise that ye have heard.
46
 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47
 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48
 And also thus said the king, Blessed
be
the L
ORD
God of Israel, which hath given
one
to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing
it.
49
 And all the guests that
were
with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50
 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
51
 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52
 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
53
 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
