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Daily Devotional 1 Year Bible
JUD_8:2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
JUD_8:3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
JUD_8:4 And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them].
JUD_8:5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
JUD_8:6 And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
JUD_8:7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
JUD_8:8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him].
JUD_8:9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
JUD_8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna [were] in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand [men], all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
JUD_8:11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
JUD_8:12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
JUD_8:13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun [was up],
JUD_8:14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, [even] threescore and seventeen men.
JUD_8:15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men [that are] weary?
JUD_8:16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
JUD_8:17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
JUD_8:18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a king.
JUD_8:19 And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
JUD_8:20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, [and] slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he [was] yet a youth.
JUD_8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that [were] on their camels' necks.
JUD_8:22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
JUD_8:23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
JUD_8:24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they [were] Ishmaelites.)
JUD_8:25 And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
JUD_8:26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that [was] on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that [were] about their camels' necks.
JUD_8:27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, [even] in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
JUD_8:28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
JUD_8:29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
JUD_8:30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
JUD_8:31 And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
JUD_8:32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
JUD_8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.
JUD_8:34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
JUD_8:35 Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [namely], Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.
JUD_9:1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
JUD_9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.
JUD_9:3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.
JUD_9:4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
JUD_9:5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
JUD_9:6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
JUD_9:7 And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
JUD_9:8 The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
JUD_9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
JUD_9:10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
JUD_9:11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
JUD_9:12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
JUD_9:13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
JUD_9:14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
JUD_9:15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
JUD_9:16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
JUD_9:17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
JUD_9:18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he [is] your brother;)
JUD_9:19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, [then] rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
JUD_9:20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
LUK_18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
LUK_18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
LUK_18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
LUK_18:15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.
LUK_18:16 But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
LUK_18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
LUK_18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
LUK_18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.
LUK_18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
LUK_18:21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
LUK_18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
LUK_18:23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
LUK_18:24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
LUK_18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
LUK_18:26 And they that heard [it] said, Who then can be saved?
LUK_18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
LUK_18:28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
LUK_18:29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
LUK_18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
LUK_18:31 Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
LUK_18:32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
LUK_18:33 And they shall scourge [him], and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
PSA_51:13 [Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
PSA_51:14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
PSA_51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
PSA_51:16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
PSA_51:17 The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
PSA_51:18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
PSA_51:19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
PRO_11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
PRO_11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
MARJ_1:17 Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
MARJ_1:25 Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
MARJ_1:38 Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
MARJ_1:41 I will; be thou clean.
MARJ_1:44 See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
MARJ_2:5 Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
MARJ_2:8 Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
MARJ_2:9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
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