- 2 Samuel 3
  
  1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
  
  2 To David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
  
  3 and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
  
  4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
  
  5 and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
  
  6 It happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.
  
  7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?"
  
  8 Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman!
  
  9 God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I don't do even so to him;
  
  10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba."
  
  11 He could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
  
  12 Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, "Whose is the land?" and saying, "Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you, to bring all Israel around to you."
  
  13 He said, "Good; I will make a treaty with you; but one thing I require of you. That is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face."
  
  14 David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines."
  
  15 Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.
  
  16 Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go! Return!" and he returned.
  
  17 Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, "In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.
  
  18 Now then do it; for Yahweh has spoken of David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'"
  
  19 Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.
  
  20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
  
  21 Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires." David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
  
  22 Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
  
  23 When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
  
  24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, "What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?
  
  25 You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do."
  
  26 When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David didn't know it.
  
  27 When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
  
  28 Afterward, when David heard it, he said, "I and my kingdom are guiltless before Yahweh forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
  
  29 Let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread."
  
  30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
  
  31 David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. King David followed the bier.
  
  32 They buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
  
  33 The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?
  
  34 Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell." All the people wept again over him.
  
  35 All the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun goes down."
  
  36 All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
  
  37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.
  
  38 The king said to his servants, "Don't you know that there a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
  
  39 I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May Yahweh reward the evildoer according to his wickedness."
  
  Ezéchiel 12
  
  1 The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
  
  2 Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don't see, who have ears to hear, and don't hear; for they are a rebellious house.
  
  3 Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight; and you shall move from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
  
  4 You shall bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for moving; and you shall go forth yourself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.
  
  5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your stuff out that way.
  
  6 In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, so that you don't see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.
  
  7 I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.
  
  8 In the morning came the word of Yahweh to me, saying,
  
  9 Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?
  
  10 Say to them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.
  
  11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
  
  12 The prince who is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.
  
  13 My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
  
  14 I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
  
  15 They shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.
  
  16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
  
  17 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
  
  18 Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
  
  19 and tell the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.
  
  20 The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
  
  21 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
  
  22 Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?
  
  23 Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.
  
  24 For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
  
  25 For I am Yahweh; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, says the Lord Yahweh.
  
  26 Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
  
  27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many day to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.
  
  28 Therefore tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: None of my words shall be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, says the Lord Yahweh.
  
  1 Corinthiens 14
  
  1 Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
  
  2 For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
  
  3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
  
  4 He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
  
  5 Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
  
  6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
  
  7 Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
  
  8 For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
  
  9 So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
  
  10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
  
  11 If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
  
  12 So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
  
  13 Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
  
  14 For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
  
  15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
  
  16 Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?
  
  17 For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
  
  18 I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
  
  19 However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
  
  20 Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
  
  21 In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."
  
  22 Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
  
  23 If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?
  
  24 But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
  
  25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
  
  26 What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
  
  27 If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
  
  28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.
  
  29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
  
  30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
  
  31 For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.
  
  32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
  
  33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,
  
  34 let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.
  
  35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.
  
  36 What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
  
  37 If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
  
  38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
  
  39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.
  
  40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

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