- 2 Rois 3
  
  1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
  
  2 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
  
  3 Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he didn't depart from it.
  
  4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred thousand rams.
  
  5 But it happened, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
  
  6 King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.
  
  7 He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?" He said, "I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."
  
  8 He said, "Which way shall we go up?" He answered, "The way of the wilderness of Edom."
  
  9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey. There was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them.
  
  10 The king of Israel said, "Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
  
  11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
  
  12 Jehoshaphat said, "The word of Yahweh is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
  
  13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother." The king of Israel said to him, "No; for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
  
  14 Elisha said, "As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.
  
  15 But now bring me a minstrel." It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him.
  
  16 He said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Make this valley full of trenches.'
  
  17 For thus says Yahweh, 'You will not see wind, neither will you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your animals.
  
  18 This is but a light thing in the sight of Yahweh. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
  
  19 You shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.'"
  
  20 It happened in the morning, about the time of offering the offering, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
  
  21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
  
  22 They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood.
  
  23 They said, "This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!"
  
  24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
  
  25 They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth only they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.
  
  26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.
  
  27 Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
  
  Daniel 7
  
  1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.
  
  2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.
  
  3 Four great animals came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
  
  4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I saw until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand on two feet as a man; and a man's heart was given to it.
  
  5 Behold, another animal, a second, like a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus to it, Arise, devour much flesh.
  
  6 After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the animal had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
  
  7 After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.
  
  8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
  
  9 I saw until thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, [and] its wheels burning fire.
  
  10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
  
  11 I saw at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke; I saw even until the animal was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.
  
  12 As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
  
  13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
  
  14 There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
  
  15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
  
  16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
  
  17 These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who shall arise out of the earth.
  
  18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.
  
  19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was diverse from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
  
  20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows.
  
  21 I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
  
  22 until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
  
  23 Thus he said, The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
  
  24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings.
  
  25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
  
  26 But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.
  
  27 The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
  
  28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my face was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
  
  2 Thessaloniciens 3
  
  1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;
  
  2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.
  
  3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.
  
  4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
  
  5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
  
  6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
  
  7 For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
  
  8 neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;
  
  9 not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
  
  10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."
  
  11 For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don't work at all, but are busybodies.
  
  12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
  
  13 But you, brothers, don't be weary in doing well.
  
  14 If any man doesn't obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.
  
  15 Don't count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
  
  16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
  
  17 The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.
  
  18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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