1 Chronicles 2:6

Didn’t Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? That man didn’t perish alone in his iniquity.’ ”

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes, so that you don’t die, and so that he will not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;

My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.

behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.

Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.

You shall burn the engraved images of their gods with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.

These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, righteousness from the God of his salvation.

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.

I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.

The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against the children of Israel.

Israel has sinned. Yes, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them. Yes, they have even taken some of the devoted things, and have also stolen, and also deceived. They have even put it among their own stuff.

Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor.

that you must turn away today from following Yahweh? It will be, since you rebel today against Yahweh, that tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.

Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.

Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety.

God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);

“Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.

However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!

They abandoned the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and the idols, so wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he grew exceedingly strong.

and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.

but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.

Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.

Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

“Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of face, as it is today; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.

They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?

You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

for my eyes have seen your salvation,

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,