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2 Kings 23:31-25:30
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The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz(A)

31 (B)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (C)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison (D)at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 Then (E)Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and (F)changed his name to (G)Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz (H)and went to Egypt, and [a]he died there.

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah(I)

35 So Jehoiakim gave (J)the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. 36 (K)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

Judah Overrun by Enemies

24 In (L)his days Nebuchadnezzar king of (M)Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 (N)And the Lord sent against him raiding [b]bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, (O)according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of the Lord this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight (P)because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, 4 (Q)and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon.

5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 6 (R)So Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

7 And (S)the king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for (T)the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin(U)

8 (V)Jehoiachin[c] was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

10 (W)At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city [d]was besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it. 12 (X)Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, (Y)in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner.

The Captivity of Jerusalem

13 (Z)And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he (AA)cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, (AB)as the Lord had said. 14 Also (AC)he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, (AD)ten thousand captives, and (AE)all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except (AF)the poorest people of the land. 15 And (AG)he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 (AH)All the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah(AI)

17 Then (AJ)the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, (AK)Jehoiachin’s[e] uncle, king in his place, and (AL)changed his name to Zedekiah.

18 (AM)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (AN)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 (AO)He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. (AP)Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

The Fall and Captivity of Judah(AQ)

25 Now it came to pass (AR)in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. 2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 3 By the ninth day of the (AS)fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

4 Then (AT)the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And (AU)the king[f] went by way of the [g]plain. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. 6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon (AV)at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him. 7 Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, (AW)put[h] out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon.

8 And in the fifth month, (AX)on the seventh day of the month (which was (AY)the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), (AZ)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 (BA)He burned the house of the Lord (BB)and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, (BC)he burned with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard (BD)broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around.

11 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive (BE)the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. 12 But the captain of the guard (BF)left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. 13 (BG)The bronze (BH)pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and (BI)the carts and (BJ)the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and (BK)carried their bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took away (BL)the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. 15 The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one Sea, and the carts, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, (BM)the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. 17 (BN)The height of one pillar was [i]eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network.

18 (BO)And the captain of the guard took (BP)Seraiah the chief priest, (BQ)Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. 19 He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, (BR)five men of [j]the king’s close associates who were found in the city, the chief recruiting officer of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. 20 So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. (BS)Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land.

Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah(BT)

22 Then he made Gedaliah the son of (BU)Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over (BV)the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. 23 Now when all the (BW)captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and [k]Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.”

25 But (BX)it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose (BY)and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

Jehoiachin Released from Prison(BZ)

27 (CA)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that [l]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, (CB)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he (CC)ate [m]bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. 30 And as for his [n]provisions, there was a [o]regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:34 Jehoahaz
  2. 2 Kings 24:2 troops
  3. 2 Kings 24:8 Jeconiah, 1 Chr. 3:16; Jer. 24:1; or Coniah, Jer. 22:24, 28
  4. 2 Kings 24:10 Lit. came into siege
  5. 2 Kings 24:17 Lit. his
  6. 2 Kings 25:4 Lit. he
  7. 2 Kings 25:4 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley
  8. 2 Kings 25:7 blinded
  9. 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 feet
  10. 2 Kings 25:19 Lit. those seeing the king’s face
  11. 2 Kings 25:23 Jezaniah, Jer. 40:8
  12. 2 Kings 25:27 Lit. Man of Marduk
  13. 2 Kings 25:29 Food
  14. 2 Kings 25:30 Lit. allowance
  15. 2 Kings 25:30 Lit. allowance
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2 Kings 23:31-25:30
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Jehoahaz King of Judah(A)

31 Jehoahaz(B) was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32 He did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done. 33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah(E) in the land of Hamath(F) so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent[b] of gold. 34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim(G) son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, and there he died.(H) 35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.(I)

Jehoiakim King of Judah(J)

36 Jehoiakim(K) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 And he did evil(L) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.

24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar(M) king of Babylon invaded(N) the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.(O) 2 The Lord sent Babylonian,[c](P) Aramean,(Q) Moabite and Ammonite raiders(R) against him to destroy(S) Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.(T) 3 Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,(U) in order to remove them from his presence(V) because of the sins of Manasseh(W) and all he had done, 4 including the shedding of innocent blood.(X) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.(Y)

5 As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign,(Z) and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 6 Jehoiakim rested(AA) with his ancestors. And Jehoiachin(AB) his son succeeded him as king.

7 The king of Egypt(AC) did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon(AD) had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Jehoiachin King of Judah(AE)

8 Jehoiachin(AF) was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta(AG) daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. 9 He did evil(AH) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.

10 At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar(AI) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, 11 and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered(AJ) to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13 As the Lord had declared,(AK) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures(AL) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles(AM) that Solomon(AN) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. 14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile:(AO) all the officers and fighting men,(AP) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest(AQ) people of the land were left.

15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin(AR) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,(AS) his wives, his officials and the prominent people(AT) of the land. 16 The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.(AU) 17 He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(AV)

Zedekiah King of Judah(AW)

18 Zedekiah(AX) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal(AY) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 19 He did evil(AZ) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust(BA) them from his presence.(BB)

The Fall of Jerusalem(BC)(BD)(BE)

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

25 So in the ninth(BF) year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar(BG) king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. He encamped outside the city and built siege works(BH) all around it. 2 The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

3 By the ninth day of the fourth[d] month the famine(BI) in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. 4 Then the city wall was broken through,(BJ) and the whole army fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians[e] were surrounding(BK) the city. They fled toward the Arabah,[f] 5 but the Babylonian[g] army pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him and scattered,(BL) 6 and he was captured.(BM)

He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah,(BN) where sentence was pronounced on him. 7 They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.(BO)

8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 He set fire(BP) to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.(BQ) 10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls(BR) around Jerusalem. 11 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile(BS) the people who remained in the city, along with the rest of the populace and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.(BT) 12 But the commander left behind some of the poorest people(BU) of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

13 The Babylonians broke(BV) up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes(BW) and all the bronze articles(BX) used in the temple service. 15 The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(BY)

16 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed. 17 Each pillar(BZ) was eighteen cubits[h] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits[i] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.

18 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(CA) the chief priest, Zephaniah(CB) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(CC) 19 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 There at Riblah,(CD) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.(CE)

So Judah went into captivity,(CF) away from her land.(CG)

22 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah(CH) son of Ahikam,(CI) the son of Shaphan, to be over the people he had left behind in Judah. 23 When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men. 24 Gedaliah took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid of the Babylonian officials,” he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.”

25 In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood, came with ten men and assassinated(CJ) Gedaliah and also the men of Judah and the Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.(CK) 26 At this, all the people from the least to the greatest, together with the army officers, fled to Egypt(CL) for fear of the Babylonians.

Jehoiachin Released(CM)

27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, he released Jehoiachin(CN) king of Judah from prison. He did this on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month. 28 He spoke kindly(CO) to him and gave him a seat of honor(CP) higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.(CQ) 30 Day by day the king gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived.(CR)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:33 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 23:33 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
  3. 2 Kings 24:2 Or Chaldean
  4. 2 Kings 25:3 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Jer. 52:6); Masoretic Text does not have fourth.
  5. 2 Kings 25:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 13, 25 and 26
  6. 2 Kings 25:4 Or the Jordan Valley
  7. 2 Kings 25:5 Or Chaldean; also in verses 10 and 24
  8. 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 27 feet or about 8.1 meters
  9. 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
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Acts 22:17-23:10
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17 “Now (A)it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance 18 and (B)saw Him saying to me, (C)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ 19 So I said, ‘Lord, (D)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and (E)beat those who believe on You. 20 (F)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (G)consenting [a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ 21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (H)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, (I)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for (J)he is not fit to live!” 23 Then, as they cried out and [b]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, (K)“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”

27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”

He said, “Yes.”

28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.”

And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”

29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

The Sanhedrin Divided

30 The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

The Jerusalem Jews Plot to Kill Paul

23 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, (L)I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” 2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him (M)to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and (N)do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

4 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?”

5 Then Paul said, (O)“I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, (P)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”

6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, (Q)I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; (R)concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. 8 (S)For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. 9 Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, (T)“We find no evil in this man; [c]but (U)if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, (V)let us not fight against God.”

10 Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death
  2. Acts 22:23 Lit. threw
  3. Acts 23:9 NU what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him? omitting the last clause
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Acts 22:17-23:10
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17 “When I returned to Jerusalem(A) and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance(B) 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(C) and beat(D) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(E)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”(F)

Paul the Roman Citizen

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(G) He’s not fit to live!”(H)

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(I) and flinging dust into the air,(J) 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(K) He directed(L) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(M)

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes, I am,” he answered.

28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”

“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

29 Those who were about to interrogate him(N) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(O) in chains.(P)

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(Q) So the next day he released him(R) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(S) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.

23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin(T) and said, “My brothers,(U) I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience(V) to this day.” 2 At this the high priest Ananias(W) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.(X) 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(Y) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(Z)

4 Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

5 Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[b]”(AA)

6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(AB) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(AC) I am a Pharisee,(AD) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(AE) 7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,(AF) and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)

9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(AG) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”(AH) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”(AI) 10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.(AJ)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness
  2. Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28
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Psalm 2
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The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom(A)

2 Why (B)do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot a [c]vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the (C)rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His (D)Anointed,[d] saying,
3 “Let (E)us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens (F)shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have [e]set My King
[f]On My holy hill of Zion.”

7 “I will declare the [g]decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
(G)‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 (H)You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When (I)His wrath is kindled but a little.
(J)Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

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  1. Psalm 2:1 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 2:1 throng tumultuously
  3. Psalm 2:1 worthless or empty
  4. Psalm 2:2 Christ, Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
  5. Psalm 2:6 Lit. installed
  6. Psalm 2:6 Lit. Upon Zion, the hill of My holiness
  7. Psalm 2:7 Or decree of the Lord: He said to Me
  8. Psalm 2:9 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. rule (cf. Rev. 2:27)
  9. Psalm 2:12 LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
  10. Psalm 2:12 LXX the Lord
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Psalm 2
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Psalm 2

1 Why do the nations conspire[a]
    and the peoples plot(A) in vain?
2 The kings(B) of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
    against the Lord and against his anointed,(C) saying,
3 “Let us break their chains(D)
    and throw off their shackles.”(E)

4 The One enthroned(F) in heaven laughs;(G)
    the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger(H)
    and terrifies them in his wrath,(I) saying,
6 “I have installed my king(J)
    on Zion,(K) my holy mountain.(L)”

7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(M)
    today I have become your father.(N)
8 Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(O) your inheritance,(P)
    the ends of the earth(Q) your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];(R)
    you will dash them to pieces(S) like pottery.(T)”

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;(U)
    be warned, you rulers(V) of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear(W)
    and celebrate his rule(X) with trembling.(Y)
12 Kiss his son,(Z) or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath(AA) can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed(AB) are all who take refuge(AC) in him.

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  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage
  2. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)
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Proverbs 18:13
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13 He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to him.

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Proverbs 18:13
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13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(A)

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