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DON'T JUST SIT THERE!
While Israel trembled in fear of the Philistines, and their Leader, King Saul, stayed under a pomegranate tree in Migron, Jonathan decided to do something about the situation. It appears that Jonathan was not in a position to motivate or command all of Israel, so he did what he could with what he had. Jonathan and his armour bearer went across to the Philistines with a great faith in the LORD their God. There they attacked and killed about twenty men. Twenty men were only a drop in the bucket as far as the Philistine army were concerned, but the attack against them sparked a wave of panic that spread through the whole Philistine army. It ended in the defeat of the Philistines as Israel recognised the panic they were in, seized the moment, attacked and overcame them
In many ways we are like Jonathan. We are not in a position to do great things - to lead the whole of Israel against the enemy, but we can do what we are able to, within our sphere of influence. By controlling ourselves and being proactive in our own lives, we will motivate others to do the same and to follow our lead. Then, from small beginnings, we may be able to achieve great things with the help of the LORD our God.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
As we read through this chapter we clearly see that Saul's main concern was for his personal victory, even at the expense of the needs of the people. The people had spent all day chasing the Philistines, until they could go no further owing to the lack of strength, because of the decree issued by the king forbidding the eating of food. Jonathon, because he did not hear the order of his father, ate of the honeycomb. Once the time expired of the kings decree, we see that the army commenced killing and eating the animals without waiting for this to be done according to the law. (Lev 3:17). Saul's hasty and unnecessary decree caused the army of Israel to sin.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to John
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1. Now it came to pass upon a day <3117>, that Jonathan <3129> the son <1121> of Saul <7586> said <559>(8799) unto the young man <5288> that bare <5375>(8802) his armour <3627>, Come <3212>(8798), and let us go over <5674>(8799) to the Philistines <6430>' garrison <4673>, that is on the other side <5676> <1975>. But he told <5046>(8689) not his father <1>.
2. And Saul <7586> tarried <3427>(8802) in the uttermost <7097> part of Gibeah <1390> under a pomegranate tree <7416> which is in Migron <4051>: and the people <5971> that were with him were about six <8337> hundred <3967> men <376>;
3. And Ahiah <281>, the son <1121> of Ahitub <285>, Ichabod's <350> brother <251>, the son <1121> of Phinehas <6372>, the son <1121> of Eli <5941>, the LORD'S <3068> priest <3548> in Shiloh <7887>, wearing <5375>(8802) an ephod <646>. And the people <5971> knew <3045>(8804) not that Jonathan <3129> was gone <1980>(8804).
4. And between the passages <4569>, by which Jonathan <3129> sought <1245>(8765) to go over <5674>(8800) unto the Philistines <6430>' garrison <4673>, there was a sharp <8127> rock <5553> on the one side <5676>, and a sharp <8127> rock <5553> on the other side <5676>: and the name <8034> of the one <259> was Bozez <949>, and the name <8034> of the other <259> Seneh <5573>.
5. The forefront <8127> of the one <259> was situate <4690> northward <6828> over against <4136> Michmash <4363>, and the other <259> southward <5045> over against <4136> Gibeah <1387>.
6. And Jonathan <3083> said <559>(8799) to the young man <5288> that bare <5375>(8802) his armour <3627>, Come <3212>(8798), and let us go over <5674>(8799) unto the garrison <4673> of these uncircumcised <6189>: it may be that the LORD <3068> will work <6213>(8799) for us: for there is no restraint <4622> to the LORD <3068> to save <3467>(8687) by many <7227> or by few <4592>.
7. And his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> said <559>(8799) unto him, Do <6213>(8798) all that is in thine heart <3824>: turn <5186>(8798) thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart <3824>.
8. Then said <559>(8799) Jonathan <3083>, Behold, we will pass over <5674>(8802) unto these men <582>, and we will discover <1540>(8738) ourselves unto them.
9. If they say <559>(8799) thus unto us, Tarry <1826>(8798) until we come <5060>(8687) to you; then we will stand still <5975>(8804) in our place, and will not go up <5927>(8799) unto them.
10. But if they say <559>(8799) thus, Come up <5927>(8798) unto us; then we will go up <5927>(8804): for the LORD <3068> hath delivered <5414>(8804) them into our hand <3027>: and this shall be a sign <226> unto us.
11. And both <8147> of them discovered <1540>(8735) themselves unto the garrison <4673> of the Philistines <6430>: and the Philistines <6430> said <559>(8799), Behold, the Hebrews <5680> come forth <3318>(8802) out of the holes <2356> where they had hid <2244>(8694) themselves.
12. And the men <582> of the garrison <4675> answered <6030>(8799) Jonathan <3129> and his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627>, and said <559>(8799), Come up <5927>(8798) to us, and we will shew <3045>(8686) you a thing <1697>. And Jonathan <3129> said <559>(8799) unto his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627>, Come up <5927>(8798) after <310> me: for the LORD <3068> hath delivered <5414>(8804) them into the hand <3027> of Israel <3478>.
13. And Jonathan <3129> climbed up <5927>(8799) upon his hands <3027> and upon his feet <7272>, and his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> after <310> him: and they fell <5307>(8799) before <6440> Jonathan <3129>; and his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> slew <4191>(8789) after <310> him.
14. And that first <7223> slaughter <4347>, which Jonathan <3129> and his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> made <5221>(8689), was about twenty <6242> men <376>, within as it were an half <2677> acre <4618> of land <7704>, which a yoke <6776> of oxen might plow.
15. And there was trembling <2731> in the host <4264>, in the field <7704>, and among all the people <5971>: the garrison <4673>, and the spoilers <7843>(8688), they also trembled <2729>(8804), and the earth <776> quaked <7264>(8799): so it was a very great <430> trembling <2731>.
16. And the watchmen <6822>(8802) of Saul <7586> in Gibeah <1390> of Benjamin <1144> looked <7200>(8799); and, behold, the multitude <1995> melted away <4127>(8738), and they went <3212>(8799) on beating down <1986>(8800) one another.
17. Then said <559>(8799) Saul <7586> unto the people <5971> that were with him, Number <6485>(8798) now, and see <7200>(8798) who is gone <1980>(8804) from us. And when they had numbered <6485>(8799), behold, Jonathan <3129> and his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> were not there.
18. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799) unto Ahiah <281>, Bring hither <5066>(8685) the ark <727> of God <430>. For the ark <727> of God <430> was at that time <3117> with the children <1121> of Israel <3478>.
19. And it came to pass, while Saul <7586> talked <1696>(8765) unto the priest <3548>, that the noise <1995> that was in the host <4264> of the Philistines <6430> went <3212>(8799) on <1980>(8800) and increased <7227>: and Saul <7586> said <559>(8799) unto the priest <3548>, Withdraw <622>(8798) thine hand <3027>.
20. And Saul <7586> and all the people <5971> that were with him assembled <2199>(8735) themselves, and they came <935>(8799) to the battle <4421>: and, behold, every man's <376> sword <2719> was against his fellow <7453>, and there was a very <3966> great <1419> discomfiture <4103>.
21. Moreover the Hebrews <5680> that were with the Philistines <6430> before <865> that time <8032>, which went up <5927>(8804) with them into the camp <4264> from the country round about <5439>, even they also turned to be with the Israelites <3478> that were with Saul <7586> and Jonathan <3129>.
22. Likewise all the men <376> of Israel <3478> which had hid <2244>(8693) themselves in mount <2022> Ephraim <669>, when they heard <8085>(8804) that the Philistines <6430> fled <5127>(8804), even they also followed hard <1692>(8686) after <310> them in the battle <4421>.
23. So the LORD <3068> saved <3467>(8686) Israel <3478> that day <3117>: and the battle <4421> passed over <5674>(8804) unto Bethaven <1007>.
24. And the men <376> of Israel <3478> were distressed <5065>(8738) that day <3117>: for Saul <7586> had adjured <422>(8686) the people <5971>, saying <559>(8800), Cursed <779>(8803) be the man <376> that eateth <398>(8799) any food <3899> until evening <6153>, that I may be avenged <5358>(8738) on mine enemies <341>(8802). So none of the people <5971> tasted <2938>(8804) any food <3899>.
25. And all they of the land <776> came <935>(8804) to a wood <3293>; and there was honey <1706> upon <6440> the ground <7704>.
26. And when the people <5971> were come <935>(8799) into the wood <3293>, behold, the honey <1706> dropped <1982>; but no man put <5381>(8688) his hand <3027> to his mouth <6310>: for the people <5971> feared <3372>(8804) the oath <7621>.
27. But Jonathan <3129> heard <8085>(8804) not when his father <1> charged <7650> <0> the people <5971> with the oath <7650>(8687): wherefore he put forth <7971>(8799) the end <7097> of the rod <4294> that was in his hand <3027>, and dipped <2881>(8799) it in an honeycomb <3295> <1706>, and put <7725>(8686) his hand <3027> to his mouth <6310>; and his eyes <5869> were enlightened <215>(8799).
28. Then answered <6030>(8799) one <376> of the people <5971>, and said <559>(8799), Thy father <1> straitly <7650>(8687) charged <7650> <0> the people <5971> with an oath <7650>(8689), saying <559>(8800), Cursed <779>(8803) be the man <376> that eateth <398>(8799) any food <3899> this day <3117>. And the people <5971> were faint <5774>(8799).
29. Then said <559>(8799) Jonathan <3129>, My father <1> hath troubled <5916>(8804) the land <776>: see <7200>(8798), I pray you, how mine eyes <5869> have been enlightened <215>(8804), because I tasted <2938>(8804) a little <4592> of this honey <1706>.
30. How much more <637>, if haply <3863> the people <5971> had eaten <398>(8804) freely <398>(8800) to day <3117> of the spoil <7998> of their enemies <341>(8802) which they found <4672>(8804)? for had there not been now a much greater <7235>(8804) slaughter <4347> among the Philistines <6430>?
31. And they smote <5221>(8686) the Philistines <6430> that day <3117> from Michmash <4363> to Aijalon <357>: and the people <5971> were very <3966> faint <5774>(8799).
32. And the people <5971> flew <5860>(8799) <6213>(8799) upon the spoil <7998>, and took <3947>(8799) sheep <6629>, and oxen <1241>, and calves <1121>, and slew <7819>(8799) them on the ground <776>: and the people <5971> did eat <398>(8799) them with the blood <1818>.
33. Then they told <5046>(8686) Saul <7586>, saying <559>(8800), Behold, the people <5971> sin <2398>(8802) against the LORD <3068>, in that they eat <398>(8800) with the blood <1818>. And he said <559>(8799), Ye have transgressed <898>(8804): roll <1556>(8798) a great <1419> stone <68> unto me this day <3117>.
34. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), Disperse <6327>(8798) yourselves among the people <5971>, and say <559>(8804) unto them, Bring me hither <5066>(8685) every man <376> his ox <7794>, and every man <376> his sheep <7716>, and slay <7819>(8804) them here, and eat <398>(8804); and sin <2398>(8799) not against the LORD <3068> in eating <398>(8800) with the blood <1818>. And all the people <5971> brought <5066>(8686) every man <376> his ox <7794> with him <3027> that night <3915>, and slew <7819>(8799) them there.
35. And Saul <7586> built <1129>(8799) an altar <4196> unto the LORD <3068>: the same was the first <2490>(8689) altar <4196> that he built <1129>(8800) unto the LORD <3068>.
36. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), Let us go down <3381>(8799) after <310> the Philistines <6430> by night <3915>, and spoil <962>(8799) them until the morning <1242> light <216>, and let us not leave <7604>(8686) a man <376> of them. And they said <559>(8799), Do <6213>(8798) whatsoever seemeth <5869> good <2896> unto thee. Then said <559>(8799) the priest <3548>, Let us draw near <7126>(8799) hither <1988> unto God <430>.
37. And Saul <7586> asked <7592>(8799) counsel of God <430>, Shall I go down <3381>(8799) after <310> the Philistines <6430>? wilt thou deliver <5414>(8799) them into the hand <3027> of Israel <3478>? But he answered <6030>(8804) him not that day <3117>.
38. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), Draw ye near <5066>(8798) hither <1988>, all the chief <6438> of the people <5971>: and know <3045>(8798) and see <7200>(8798) wherein <4100> this sin <2403> hath been this day <3117>.
39. For, as the LORD <3068> liveth <2416>, which saveth <3467>(8688) Israel <3478>, though it be <3426> in Jonathan <3129> my son <1121>, he shall surely <4191>(8800) die <4191>(8799). But there was not a man among all the people <5971> that answered <6030>(8802) him.
40. Then said <559>(8799) he unto all Israel <3478>, Be ye on one <259> side <5676>, and I and Jonathan <3129> my son <1121> will be on the other <259> side <5676>. And the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto Saul <7586>, Do <6213>(8798) what seemeth <5869> good <2896> unto thee.
41. Therefore Saul <7586> said <559>(8799) unto the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, Give <3051>(8798) a perfect <8549> lot. And Saul <7586> and Jonathan <3129> were taken <3920>(8735): but the people <5971> escaped <3318>(8804).
42. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), Cast <5307>(8685) lots between me and Jonathan <3129> my son <1121>. And Jonathan <3129> was taken <3920>(8735).
43. Then Saul <7586> said <559>(8799) to Jonathan <3129>, Tell <5046>(8685) me what thou hast done <6213>(8804). And Jonathan <3129> told <5046>(8686) him, and said <559>(8799), I did but <2938>(8800) taste <2938>(8804) a little <4592> honey <1706> with the end <7097> of the rod <4294> that was in mine hand <3027>, and, lo <2009>, I must die <4191>(8799).
44. And Saul <7586> answered <559>(8799), God <430> do so <6213>(8799) and more also <3254>(8686): for thou shalt surely <4191>(8800) die <4191>(8799), Jonathan <3129>.
45. And the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto Saul <7586>, Shall Jonathan <3129> die <4191>(8799), who hath wrought <6213>(8804) this great <1419> salvation <3444> in Israel <3478>? God forbid <2486>: as the LORD <3068> liveth <2416>, there shall not one hair <8185> of his head <7218> fall <5307>(8799) to the ground <776>; for he hath wrought <6213>(8804) with God <430> this day <3117>. So the people <5971> rescued <6299>(8799) Jonathan <3129>, that he died <4191>(8804) not.
46. Then Saul <7586> went up <5927>(8799) from following <310> the Philistines <6430>: and the Philistines <6430> went <1980>(8804) to their own place <4725>.
47. So Saul <7586> took <3920>(8804) the kingdom <4410> over Israel <3478>, and fought <3898>(8735) against all his enemies <341>(8802) on every side <5439>, against Moab <4124>, and against the children <1121> of Ammon <5983>, and against Edom <123>, and against the kings <4428> of Zobah <6678>, and against the Philistines <6430>: and whithersoever he turned <6437>(8799) himself, he vexed <7561>(8686) them.
48. And he gathered <6213>(8799) an host <2428>, and smote <5221>(8686) the Amalekites <6002>, and delivered <5337>(8686) Israel <3478> out of the hands <3027> of them that spoiled <8154>(8802) them.
49. Now the sons <1121> of Saul <7586> were Jonathan <3129>, and Ishui <3440>, and Melchishua <4444>: and the names <8034> of his two <8147> daughters <1323> were these; the name <8034> of the firstborn <1067> Merab <4764>, and the name <8034> of the younger <6996> Michal <4324>:
50. And the name <8034> of Saul's <7586> wife <802> was Ahinoam <293>, the daughter <1323> of Ahimaaz <290>: and the name <8034> of the captain <8269> of his host <6635> was Abner <74>, the son <1121> of Ner <5369>, Saul's <7586> uncle <1730>.
51. And Kish <7027> was the father <1> of Saul <7586>; and Ner <5369> the father <1> of Abner <74> was the son <1121> of Abiel <22>.
52. And there was sore <2389> war <4421> against the Philistines <6430> all the days <3117> of Saul <7586>: and when Saul <7586> saw <7200>(8804) any strong <1368> man <376>, or any valiant <2428> man <1121>, he took <622>(8799) him unto him.
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GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
There is no point just going through the motions. We can pray, fast, read the Bible, attend the meetings and even give of what we have, but if all we are doing is just performing a religious duty, there is no value in it. Going through the motions of religious duty means that we do these things because they are a habit, because they need doing, or just because we feel we should. What God really wants from us is our heart. He wants to see spontaneous, loving action from us toward him and toward each other.
The people of Judah ended up just going through the motions of keeping the law. They would fast, pray and attend feasts. But while they were doing the right religious actions as a matter of course, they neglected to live the way God wanted them to live. Religious life looked good but they exploited their workers, fought, and pleased themselves instead of God. God's word for a life that truly honoured him was, "Then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday. The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." () And, "Then you will find your joy in the LORD." (v 14)
Let's not be left wondering what it would have been like if we had not just gone through the motions.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Robert
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1. Cry <7121>(8798) aloud <1627>, spare <2820>(8799) not, lift <7311>(8685) up thy voice <6963> like a trumpet <7782>, and shew <5046>(8685) my people <5971> their transgression <6588>, and the house <1004> of Jacob <3290> their sins <2403>.
2. Yet they seek <1875>(8799) me daily <3117>, and delight <2654>(8799) to know <1847> my ways <1870>, as a nation <1471> that did <6213>(8804) righteousness <6666>, and forsook <5800>(8804) not the ordinance <4941> of their God <430>: they ask <7592>(8799) of me the ordinances <4941> of justice <6664>; they take delight <2654>(8799) in approaching <7132> to God <430>.
3. Wherefore have we fasted <6684>(8804), say they, and thou seest <7200>(8804) not? wherefore have we afflicted <6031>(8765) our soul <5315>, and thou takest no knowledge <3045>(8799)? Behold, in the day <3117> of your fast <6685> ye find <4672>(8799) pleasure <2656>, and exact <5065>(8799) all your labours <6092>.
4. Behold, ye fast <6684>(8799) for strife <7379> and debate <4683>, and to smite <5221>(8687) with the fist <106> of wickedness <7562>: ye shall not fast <6684>(8799) as ye do this day <3117>, to make your voice <6963> to be heard <8085>(8687) on high <4791>.
5. Is it such a fast <6685> that I have chosen <977>(8799)? a day <3117> for a man <120> to afflict <6031>(8763) his soul <5315>? is it to bow down <3721>(8800) his head <7218> as a bulrush <100>, and to spread <3331>(8686) sackcloth <8242> and ashes <665> under him? wilt thou call <7121>(8799) this <2088> a fast <6685>, and an acceptable <7522> day <3117> to the LORD <3068>?
6. Is not this the fast <6685> that I have chosen <977>(8799)? to loose <6605>(8763) the bands <2784> of wickedness <7562>, to undo <5425>(8687) the heavy <4133> burdens <92>, and to let the oppressed <7533>(8803) go <7971>(8763) free <2670>, and that ye break <5423>(8762) every yoke <4133>?
7. Is it not to deal <6536>(8800) thy bread <3899> to the hungry <7457>, and that thou bring <935>(8686) the poor <6041> that are cast out <4788> to thy house <1004>? when thou seest <7200>(8799) the naked <6174>, that thou cover <3680>(8765) him; and that thou hide <5956>(8691) not thyself from thine own flesh <1320>?
8. Then shall thy light <216> break forth <1234>(8735) as the morning <7837>, and thine health <724> shall spring forth <6779>(8799) speedily <4120>: and thy righteousness <6664> shall go <1980>(8804) before <6440> thee; the glory <3519> of the LORD <3068> shall be thy rereward <622>(8799).
9. Then shalt thou call <7121>(8799), and the LORD <3068> shall answer <6030>(8799); thou shalt cry <7768>(8762), and he shall say <559>(8799), Here I am. If thou take away <5493>(8686) from the midst <8432> of thee the yoke <4133>, the putting forth <7971>(8800) of the finger <676>, and speaking <1696>(8763) vanity <205>;
10. And if thou draw out <6329>(8686) thy soul <5315> to the hungry <7457>, and satisfy <7646>(8686) the afflicted <6031>(8737) soul <5315>; then shall thy light <216> rise <2224>(8804) in obscurity <2822>, and thy darkness <653> be as the noonday <6672>:
11. And the LORD <3068> shall guide <5148>(8804) thee continually <8548>, and satisfy <7646>(8689) thy soul <5315> in drought <6710>, and make fat <2502>(8686) thy bones <6106>: and thou shalt be like a watered <7302> garden <1588>, and like a spring <4161> of water <4325>, whose waters <4325> fail <3576>(8762) not.
12. And they that shall be of thee shall build <1129>(8804) the old <5769> waste places <2723>: thou shalt raise up <6965>(8787) the foundations <4146> of many <1755> generations <1755>; and thou shalt be called <7121>(8795), The repairer <1443>(8802) of the breach <6556>, The restorer <7725>(8789) of paths <5410> to dwell in <3427>(8800).
13. If thou turn away <7725>(8686) thy foot <7272> from the sabbath <7676>, from doing <6213>(8800) thy pleasure <2656> on my holy <6944> day <3117>; and call <7121>(8804) the sabbath <7676> a delight <6027>, the holy <6918> of the LORD <3068>, honourable <3513>(8794); and shalt honour <3513>(8765) him, not doing <6213>(8800) thine own ways <1870>, nor finding <4672>(8800) thine own pleasure <2656>, nor speaking <1696>(8763) thine own words <1697>:
14. Then shalt thou delight <6026>(8691) thyself in the LORD <3068>; and I will cause thee to ride <7392>(8689) upon the high places <1116> of the earth <776>, and feed <398>(8689) thee with the heritage <5159> of Jacob <3290> thy father <1>: for the mouth <6310> of the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765) it.
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4:11 Right at the start of his ministry, God sent an angel to minister to Jesus. This is undoubtedly an indication of what the temptation had taken out of him. A similar event occurred right at the end of his ministry Luke 22:43 when, again, much effort had been expended.
Ken Trelfer [Rockingham Forest, UK] Comment added in 2010 Reply to Ken
HEARING FROM GOD
Joseph probably could have had quite a pleasant life. His plan was to get married to Mary, have children, work in his carpenter's shop and be the model of a family man for others to see. They may not have been rich, but they would have had a pleasant, comfortable and stable life. But Joseph kept hearing from God.
Firstly he had to get married to a pregnant woman, who was pregnant with a child that was not his. The shame and the wagging tongues would have followed him, and of course no one would have believed him when he said that it was God's child.
Then, after settling in Bethlehem, where the gossip was less, he suddenly had to get up in the middle of the night to flee to Egypt. Any business aspirations were left behind in the rush to exit Bethlehem before Herod killed their new baby.
Joseph couldn't even settle in Egypt. After another short period of time God told Joseph to move back into Israel and then go and live in the slums in Nazareth. No, Joseph was never going to get ahead now, and all because he listened to the Lord.
The point is this: When God spoke, Joseph obeyed. No matter what the consequences, Joseph obeyed God first of all. It is often hard to do, but it is important that we follow the example of Joseph and obey God in small things and in the big things, whatever he tells us to do.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2016 Reply to Robert
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1. The book <976> of the generation <1078> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, the son <5207> of David <1138>, the son <5207> of Abraham <11>.
2. Abraham <11> begat <1080>(5656) Isaac <2464>; and <1161> Isaac <2464> begat <1080>(5656) Jacob <2384>; and <1161> Jacob <2384> begat <1080>(5656) Judas <2455> and <2532> his <846> brethren <80>;
3. And <1161> Judas <2455> begat <1080>(5656) Phares <5329> and <2532> Zara <2196> of <1537> Thamar <2283>; and <1161> Phares <5329> begat <1080>(5656) Esrom <2074>; and <1161> Esrom <2074> begat <1080>(5656) Aram <689>;
4. And <1161> Aram <689> begat <1080>(5656) Aminadab <284>; and <1161> Aminadab <284> begat <1080>(5656) Naasson <3476>; and <1161> Naasson <3476> begat <1080>(5656) Salmon <4533>;
5. And <1161> Salmon <4533> begat <1080>(5656) Booz <1003> of <1537> Rachab <4477>; and <1161> Booz <1003> begat <1080>(5656) Obed <5601> of <1537> Ruth <4503>; and <1161> Obed <5601> begat <1080>(5656) Jesse <2421>;
6. And <1161> Jesse <2421> begat <1080>(5656) David <1138> the king <935>; and <1161> David <1138> the king <935> begat <1080>(5656) Solomon <4672> of <1537> her <3588> that had been the wife of Urias <3774>;
7. And <1161> Solomon <4672> begat <1080>(5656) Roboam <4497>; and <1161> Roboam <4497> begat <1080>(5656) Abia <7>; and <1161> Abia <7> begat <1080>(5656) Asa <760>;
8. And <1161> Asa <760> begat <1080>(5656) Josaphat <2498>; and <1161> Josaphat <2498> begat <1080>(5656) Joram <2496>; and <1161> Joram <2496> begat <1080>(5656) Ozias <3604>;
9. And <1161> Ozias <3604> begat <1080>(5656) Joatham <2488>; and <1161> Joatham <2488> begat <1080>(5656) Achaz <881>; and <1161> Achaz <881> begat <1080>(5656) Ezekias <1478>;
10. And <1161> Ezekias <1478> begat <1080>(5656) Manasses <3128>; and <1161> Manasses <3128> begat <1080>(5656) Amon <300>; and <1161> Amon <300> begat <1080>(5656) Josias <2502>;
11. And <1161> Josias <2502> begat <1080>(5656) Jechonias <2423> and <2532> his <846> brethren <80>, about the time <1909> they were carried away <3350> to Babylon <897>:
12. And <1161> after <3326> they were brought <3350> to Babylon <897>, Jechonias <2423> begat <1080>(5656) Salathiel <4528>; and <1161> Salathiel <4528> begat <1080>(5656) Zorobabel <2216>;
13. And <1161> Zorobabel <2216> begat <1080>(5656) Abiud <10>; and <1161> Abiud <10> begat <1080>(5656) Eliakim <1662>; and <1161> Eliakim <1662> begat <1080>(5656) Azor <107>;
14. And <1161> Azor <107> begat <1080>(5656) Sadoc <4524>; and <1161> Sadoc <4524> begat <1080>(5656) Achim <885>; and <1161> Achim <885> begat <1080>(5656) Eliud <1664>;
15. And <1161> Eliud <1664> begat <1080>(5656) Eleazar <1648>; and <1161> Eleazar <1648> begat <1080>(5656) Matthan <3157>; and <1161> Matthan <3157> begat <1080>(5656) Jacob <2384>;
16. And <1161> Jacob <2384> begat <1080>(5656) Joseph <2501> the husband <435> of Mary <3137>, of <1537> whom <3739> was born <1080>(5681) Jesus <2424>, who <3588> is called <3004>(5746) Christ <5547>.
17. So <3767> all <3956> the generations <1074> from <575> Abraham <11> to <2193> David <1138> are fourteen <1180> generations <1074>; and <2532> from <575> David <1138> until <2193> the carrying away <3350> into Babylon <897> are fourteen <1180> generations <1074>; and <2532> from <575> the carrying away <3350> into Babylon <897> unto <2193> Christ <5547> are fourteen <1180> generations <1074>.
18. Now <1161> the birth <1083> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> was <2258>(5713) on this wise <3779>: When as <1063> his <846> mother <3384> Mary <3137> was espoused <3423>(5685) to Joseph <2501>, before <4250> <2228> they <846> came together <4905>(5629), she was found <2147>(5681) with child <1722> <1064> <2192>(5723) of <1537> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.
19. Then <1161> Joseph <2501> her <846> husband <435>, being <5607>(5752) a just <1342> man, and <2532> not <3361> willing <2309>(5723) to make <3856> <0> her <846> a publick example <3856>(5658), was minded <1014>(5675) to put <630> <0> her <846> away <630>(5658) privily <2977>.
20. But <1161> while he <846> thought on <1760>(5679) these things <5023>, behold <2400>(5628), the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> appeared <5316>(5648) unto him <846> in <2596> a dream <3677>, saying <3004>(5723), Joseph <2501>, thou son <5207> of David <1138>, fear <5399>(5680) not <3361> to take <3880>(5629) unto thee <4675> Mary <3137> thy wife <1135>: for <1063> that which is conceived <1080>(5685) in <1722> her <846> is <2076>(5748) of <1537> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.
21. And <1161> she shall bring forth <5088>(5695) a son <5207>, and <2532> thou shalt call <2564>(5692) his <846> name <3686> JESUS <2424>: for <1063> he shall save <4982>(5692) his <848> people <2992> from <575> their <846> sins <266>.
22. Now <1161> all <3650> this <5124> was done <1096>(5754), that <2443> it might be fulfilled <4137>(5686) which <3588> was spoken <4483>(5685) of <5259> the Lord <2962> by <1223> the prophet <4396>, saying <3004>(5723),
23. Behold <2400>(5628), a virgin <3933> shall be with child <1722> <1064> <2192>(5692), and <2532> shall bring forth <5088>(5695) a son <5207>, and <2532> they shall call <2564>(5692) his <846> name <3686> Emmanuel <1694>, which <3739> being interpreted <3177>(5746) is <2076>(5748), God <2316> with <3326> us <2257>.
24. Then <1161> Joseph <2501> being raised <1326>(5685) from <575> sleep <5258> did <4160>(5656) as <5613> the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> had bidden <4367>(5656) him <846>, and <2532> took <3880>(5627) unto him <848> his wife <1135>:
25. And <2532> knew <1097>(5707) her <846> not <3756> till <2193> <3739> she had brought forth <5088>(5627) her <848> firstborn <4416> son <5207>: and <2532> he called <2564>(5656) his <846> name <3686> JESUS <2424>.
1. Now <1161> when Jesus <2424> was born <1080>(5685) in <1722> Bethlehem <965> of Judaea <2449> in <1722> the days <2250> of Herod <2264> the king <935>, behold <2400>(5628), there came <3854>(5633) wise men <3097> from <575> the east <395> to <1519> Jerusalem <2414>,
2. Saying <3004>(5723), Where <4226> is <2076>(5748) he that is born <5088>(5685) King <935> of the Jews <2453>? for <1063> we have seen <1492>(5627) his <846> star <792> in <1722> the east <395>, and <2532> are come <2064>(5627) to worship <4352>(5658) him <846>.
3. When <1161> Herod <2264> the king <935> had heard <191>(5660) these things, he was troubled <5015>(5681), and <2532> all <3956> Jerusalem <2414> with <3326> him <846>.
4. And <2532> when he had gathered <4863> <0> all <3956> the chief priests <749> and <2532> scribes <1122> of the people <2992> together <4863>(5631), he demanded <4441>(5711) of <3844> them <846> where <4226> Christ <5547> should be born <1080>(5743).
5. And <1161> they said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, In <1722> Bethlehem <965> of Judaea <2449>: for <1063> thus <3779> it is written <1125>(5769) by <1223> the prophet <4396>,
6. And <2532> thou <4771> Bethlehem <965>, in the land <1093> of Juda <2455>, art <1488>(5748) not <3760> the least <1646> among <1722> the princes <2232> of Juda <2455>: for <1063> out of <1537> thee <4675> shall come <1831>(5695) a Governor <2233>(5740), that <3748> shall rule <4165>(5692) my <3450> people <2992> Israel <2474>.
7. Then <5119> Herod <2264>, when he had privily <2977> called <2564>(5660) the wise men <3097>, enquired <198> <0> of <3844> them <846> diligently <198>(5656) what time <5550> the star <792> appeared <5316>(5730).
8. And <2532> he sent <3992>(5660) them <846> to <1519> Bethlehem <965>, and said <2036>(5627), Go <4198>(5679) and search <1833>(5657) diligently <199> for <4012> the young child <3813>; and <1161> when <1875> ye have found <2147>(5632) him, bring <518> <0> me <3427> word again <518>(5657), that <3704> I may come <2064>(5631) and worship <4352>(5661) him <846> also <2504>.
9. When <1161> they had heard <191>(5660) the king <935>, they departed <4198>(5675); and <2532>, lo <2400>(5628), the star <792>, which <3739> they saw <1492>(5627) in <1722> the east <395>, went before <4254>(5707) them <846>, till <2193> it came <2064>(5631) and stood <2476>(5627) over <1883> where <3757> the young child <3813> was <2258>(5713).
10. When <1161> they saw <1492>(5631) the star <792>, they rejoiced <5463>(5644) with exceeding <4970> great <3173> joy <5479>.
11. And <2532> when they were come <2064>(5631) into <1519> the house <3614>, they saw <2147>(5627)(5625) <1492>(5627) the young child <3813> with <3326> Mary <3137> his <846> mother <3384>, and <2532> fell down <4098>(5631), and worshipped <4352>(5656) him <846>: and <2532> when they had opened <455>(5660) their <848> treasures <2344>, they presented <4374>(5656) unto him <846> gifts <1435>; gold <5557>, and <2532> frankincense <3030>, and <2532> myrrh <4666>.
12. And <2532> being warned of God <5537>(5685) in <2596> a dream <3677> that they should <344> <0> not <3361> return <344>(5658) to <4314> Herod <2264>, they departed <402>(5656) into <1519> their own <848> country <5561> another <1223> <243> way <3598>.
13. And <1161> when they <846> were departed <402>(5660), behold <2400>(5628), the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> appeareth <5316>(5727) to Joseph <2501> in <2596> a dream <3677>, saying <3004>(5723), Arise <1453>(5685), and take <3880>(5628) the young child <3813> and <2532> his <846> mother <3384>, and <2532> flee <5343>(5720) into <1519> Egypt <125>, and <2532> be thou <2468>(5749) there <1563> until <2193> I <302> bring <2036> <0> thee <4671> word <2036>(5632): for <1063> Herod <2264> will <3195>(5719) seek <2212>(5721) the young child <3813> to destroy <622>(5658) him <846>.
14. When <1161> he arose <1453>(5685), he took <3880>(5627) the young child <3813> and <2532> his <846> mother <3384> by night <3571>, and <2532> departed <402>(5656) into <1519> Egypt <125>:
15. And <2532> was <2258>(5713) there <1563> until <2193> the death <5054> of Herod <2264>: that <2443> it might be fulfilled <4137>(5686) which <3588> was spoken <4483>(5685) of <5259> the Lord <2962> by <1223> the prophet <4396>, saying <3004>(5723), Out of <1537> Egypt <125> have I called <2564>(5656) my <3450> son <5207>.
16. Then <5119> Herod <2264>, when he saw <1492>(5631) that <3754> he was mocked <1702>(5681) of <5259> the wise men <3097>, was exceeding <3029> wroth <2373>(5681), and <2532> sent forth <649>(5660), and slew <337>(5627) all <3956> the children <3816> that were in <1722> Bethlehem <965>, and <2532> in <1722> all <3956> the coasts <3725> thereof <846>, from <575> two years old <1332> and <2532> under <2736>, according <2596> to the time <5550> which <3739> he had diligently enquired <198>(5656) of <3844> the wise men <3097>.
17. Then <5119> was fulfilled <4137>(5681) that which <3588> was spoken <4483>(5685) by <5259> Jeremy <2408> the prophet <4396>, saying <3004>(5723),
18. In <1722> Rama <4471> was there <191> <0> a voice <5456> heard <191>(5681), lamentation <2355>, and <2532> weeping <2805>, and <2532> great <4183> mourning <3602>, Rachel <4478> weeping <2799>(5723) for her <848> children <5043>, and <2532> would <2309>(5707) not <3756> be comforted <3870>(5683), because <3754> they are <1526>(5748) not <3756>.
19. But <1161> when Herod <2264> was dead <5053>(5660), behold <2400>(5628), an angel <32> of the Lord <2962> appeareth <5316>(5727) in <2596> a dream <3677> to Joseph <2501> in <1722> Egypt <125>,
20. Saying <3004>(5723), Arise <1453>(5685), and take <3880>(5628) the young child <3813> and <2532> his <846> mother <3384>, and <2532> go <4198>(5737) into <1519> the land <1093> of Israel <2474>: for <1063> they are dead <2348>(5758) which <3588> sought <2212>(5723) the young child's <3813> life <5590>.
21. And <1161> he arose <1453>(5685), and took <3880>(5627) the young child <3813> and <2532> his <846> mother <3384>, and <2532> came <2064>(5627) into <1519> the land <1093> of Israel <2474>.
22. But <1161> when he heard <191>(5660) that <3754> Archelaus <745> did reign <936>(5719) in <1909> Judaea <2449> in the room <473> of his <846> father <3962> Herod <2264>, he was afraid <5399>(5675) to go <565>(5629) thither <1563>: notwithstanding <1161>, being warned of God <5537>(5685) in <2596> a dream <3677>, he turned aside <402>(5656) into <1519> the parts <3313> of Galilee <1056>:
23. And <2532> he came <2064>(5631) and dwelt <2730>(5656) in <1519> a city <4172> called <3004>(5746) Nazareth <3478>: that <3704> it might be fulfilled <4137>(5686) which <3588> was spoken <4483>(5685) by <1223> the prophets <4396>, <3754> He shall be called <2564>(5701) a Nazarene <3480>.