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Oholah was the name of the older and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.(A)

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The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.(A)

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I passed by you again and looked on you; you were at the age for love. I spread the edge of my cloak over you and covered your nakedness: I pledged myself to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.(A)

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“‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment(A) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant(B) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.(C)

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In the same way, my brothers and sisters, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God.(A)

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So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(A) through the body of Christ,(B) that you might belong to another,(C) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

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22 You[a] worship what you[b] do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.22 The Greek word for you is plural
  2. 4.22 The Greek word for you is plural

22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know;(A) we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.(B)

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40 They shall bring up a mob against you, and they shall stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.(A)

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40 They will bring a mob against you, who will stone(A) you and hack you to pieces with their swords.

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20 You took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. As if your prostitutions were not enough!(A)

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20 “‘And you took your sons and daughters(A) whom you bore to me(B) and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?(C)

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Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord:

I remember the devotion of your youth,
    your love as a bride,
how you followed me in the wilderness,
    in a land not sown.(A)
Israel was holy to the Lord,
    the first fruits of his harvest.
All who ate of it were held guilty;
    disaster came upon them,
            says the Lord.(B)

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“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:

“This is what the Lord says:

“‘I remember the devotion of your youth,(A)
    how as a bride you loved me
and followed me through the wilderness,(B)
    through a land not sown.
Israel was holy(C) to the Lord,(D)
    the firstfruits(E) of his harvest;
all who devoured(F) her were held guilty,(G)
    and disaster overtook them,’”
declares the Lord.

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13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
    he has desired it for his habitation:(A)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
    here I will reside, for I have desired it.

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13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(A)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(B) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(C)
    here I will sit enthroned,(D) for I have desired it.

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His abode has been established in Salem,
    his dwelling place in Zion.(A)

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His tent is in Salem,(A)
    his dwelling place in Zion.(B)

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11     and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him;(A)
12     Daughter Tyre will seek your favor with gifts,
the richest of the people(B) 13     with all kinds of wealth.

The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;[a](C)
14     in many-colored robes she is led to the king;
    behind her the virgins, her companions, follow.(D)
15 With joy and gladness they are led along
    as they enter the palace of the king.

16 In the place of ancestors you, O king,[b] shall have sons;
    you will make them princes in all the earth.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 45.13 Or people. All glorious is the princess within, gold embroidery is her clothing
  2. 45.16 Heb lacks O king

11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;(A)
    honor(B) him, for he is your lord.(C)
12 The city of Tyre(D) will come with a gift,[a](E)
    people of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All glorious(F) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.(G)
14 In embroidered garments(H) she is led to the king;(I)
    her virgin companions(J) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,(K)
    they enter the palace of the king.

16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
    you will make them princes(L) throughout the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:12 Or A Tyrian robe is among the gifts

26 Then Jeroboam said to himself, “Now the kingdom may well revert to the house of David. 27 If this people continues to go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the heart of this people will turn again to their master, King Rehoboam of Judah; they will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”(A) 28 So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. He said to the people,[a] “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”(B) 29 He set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.(C) 30 And this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one at Bethel and before the other as far as Dan.[b](D) 31 He also made houses[c] on high places and appointed priests from among all the people who were not Levites.(E) 32 Jeroboam appointed a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the festival that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; so he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.(F) 33 He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had selected on his own; he appointed a festival for the people of Israel, and he went up to the altar to offer incense.(G)

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  1. 12.28 Gk: Heb to them
  2. 12.30 Compare Gk: Heb went to the one as far as Dan
  3. 12.31 Gk Vg: Heb a house

26 Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem,(A) they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.”

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(B) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(C) 29 One he set up in Bethel,(D) and the other in Dan.(E) 30 And this thing became a sin;(F) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]

31 Jeroboam built shrines(G) on high places and appointed priests(H) from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth(I) month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel,(J) sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made. 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel.(K) So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan

First Dynasty: Jeroboam Reigns over Israel

20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.(A)

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20 When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.(A)

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29 that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that you may heed the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.(A)

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29 May your eyes be open(A) toward(B) this temple night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name(C) shall be there,’ so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.

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