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thers, which brought them out of the Land of Egypt, and followed other Gods, of the Gods of the People that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to Anger.

13 And they forfook the LORD, and ferved Baal and Afhtaroth.

vided them an INHERITANCE by Line, and made the Tribes of Ifrael to

dwell in their Tents.

56 Yet they TEMPTED and PROVOKED the MOST HIGH GOD, and kept not his Teftimonies:

57 But turned back and dealt un

faithfully like their Fathers: they were turned afide like a deceitful

Bow.

58 For they provoked him to Anger with their high Places, and moved him to Jealousy with their graven Images.

61 And delivered his Strength into Captivity, and his Glory into the

Enemies Hand.

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unto the Sword and was wroth 62 He gave his People over alfo with his Inheritance.

14 And the Anger of the LORD was hot against Ifrael, and he delivered them into the Hands of Spoilers that spoiled them, and he fold them into the Hands of their Enemies round about, fo that they could not any longer stand before their Enemies.

15 Whitherfoever they went out, the Hand of the LORD was against them for Evil, as the LORD had faid, and as the LORD had fworn unto them: and they were greatly diftreffed.

16 Nevertheless, the LORD raised up JUDGES, which delivered them out of the Hand of thofe that fpoiled them.

17 And yet they would not hearken unto their Judges, but they went a WHORING after other Gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way, which their Fathers walked in, obeying the Commandments of the LORD; but they did not fo.

18 And when the LORD raifed them up Judges, then the LORD was with the Judge, and delivered them out of the Hand of their Enemies, all the Days of the Judge: (for it repented the LORD, because of their Groanings by reafon of them that oppreffed them, and vexed them.)

19 And it came to pafs when the Judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themfelves more than their Fathers, in following other Gods to ferve them, and to bow down unto them: they ceafed not from their own Doings, nor from their stubborn Way.

20 And the Anger of the LORD was hot against Ifrael; and he faid, Because that this People hath tranfgreffed my Covenant which I commanded their Fathers, and have not hearkned unto my Voice:

21 I alfo will not henceforth drive out any from before them, of the Nations which Joshua left, when he died: That through them I may prove Ifrael, whether they will keep the Way of the LORD, to walk therein, as their Fathers did keep it, or not.

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Therefore the LORD left thofe Nations, without driving them out haftily, neither delivered he them into the Hand of Jofhua.

CHA P. III.

1 The Nations which were left to prove Ifrael: 5 By Commu nion with them they commit Idolatry. 12 Of Ebud. 31 Shamgar, who flew fix hundred Men with an Ox Goad, and fo delivered Ifrael from the Philistines.

Ver. 1 NOW thefe are the Nations which the LORD

left to prove Ifrael by them.

3 Namely, five Lords of the Philistines, and all the Cahaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon, unto the entring in of Hamath.

4 And they were to prove Ifrael by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the Commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their Fathers by the Hand of Mofes.

5 And the Children of Ifrael dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebufites:

6 And they took their Daughters to be their Wives, and gave their Daughters to their Sons, and ferved their Gods.

7 And the Children of Ifrael did Evil in the fight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their GOD, and served Baalim, and the Groves.

Therefore the Anger of the LORD was hot against Ifrael, and he fold them into the Hand of Chufhan-rifhathaim King of Mefopotamia: and the Children of Ifrael ferved Chufhan-rifhathaim eight Years.

9 And when the Children of Ifrael cried unto the LORD, the LORD raifed up a Deliverer to the Children of Ifrael, who delivered them, even Othniel the Son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger Brother.

10 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Ifrael, and went out to war; and the LORD delivered Chufhan-rifhathaim King of Mefopotamia into his Hand and his Hand prevailed against Chufhan-rifhathaim.

11 And the Land had Reft forty Years and Othniel the Son of Kenaz died.

12 And the Children of Ifrael did Evil again in the fight of the LORD: and the LORD ftrengthned Eglon the King of Moab against Ifrael, because they had done Evil in the fight of the LORD.

14 So the Children of Ifrael ferved Eglon the King of Moab eighteen Years.

26 And Ehud efcaped while they tarried: and paffed beyond the Quarries, and efcaped unto Seirath.

27 And it came to pafs when he was come, that he blew a Trumpet in the Mountain of Ephraim, and the Children of Ifrael went down with him from the Mount, and he before them.

28 And he faid unto them, Follow after me for the LORD hath delivered your Enemies the Moabites into your Hand. And they went down after him, and took the Fords of Jordan toward Moab, and fuffered not a Man to pass over.

29 And they flew of Moab at that time, about ten thoufand Men, all lufty, and all Men of Valour; and there efcaped not a Man.

30 So Moab was fubdued that Day under the Hand of Ifracl and the Land had Reft fourfcore Years.

31 And after him was Shamgar the Son of Anath, which flew of the Philiftines fix hundred Men with an Ox-goad, and he alfo delivered Ifrael.

CHA P. IV.

1 Deborah and Barak deliver Ifrael from Jabin and Sifera. 18 Fael killeth Sifera.

Ver. 1 AND the Children of Ifrael again did Evil in the

fight of the LORD when Ehud was dead."

2 And the LORD fold them into the Hand of Jabin King of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the Captain of whofe Hoft was Sifera.

3 And the Children of Ifrael cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred Chariots of Iron; and twenty Years he mightily opprefled the Children of Ifrael.

4 And Deborah a Prophetefs, fhe judged Ifrael at that time.

5 And fhe dwelt under the Palm-tree of Deborah, and the Children of Ifrael came up to her for Judgment.

6 And the fent and called Barak the Son of Abinoam, out of Kadesh-naphtali, and faid unto him, Hath not the LORD GOD of Ifrael commanded, faying, Go, and draw toward Mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand Men of the Children of Naphtali, and of the Children of Zebulun?

7 And I will draw unto thee, to the River Kifhon, Sifera the Captain of Jabin's Army, with his Chariots, and I will deliver him into thine Hand.

8 And Barak faid unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

9 And the faid, I will furely go with thee: notwithftanding the Journey that thou takeft, fhall not be for thine Honour; for the LORD fhall fell Sifera into the Hand of a Woman. And Deborah arofe, and went with Barak to Kadefh.

10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kadesh, and he went up with ten thoufand Men at his Feet and Deborah went up with him.

12 And they fhewed Sifera, that Barak was gone up to Mount Tabor.

13 And Sifera gathered nine hundred Chariots of Iron.

14 And Deborah faid unto Barak, Up; for this is the Day in which the LORD hath delivered Sifera into thine Hand is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thoufand Men after him.

15 And the LORD difcomfited Sifera, and all his Chariots, and all his Hoft with the Edge of the Sword before Barak; fo that Sifera lighted down off his Chariot, and fled away on his Feet.

16 But Barak purfued and all the Hoft of Sifera fell upon the Edge of the Sword, and there was not a Man left.

17 Howbeit, Sifera fled away on his Feet to the Tent of

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Jael the Wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was a Peace between Jabin the King of Hazor, and the Houfe of Heber the Kenite.

18 And Jael went out to meet Sifera, and said unto him, Turn in, my Lord, turn in to me, fear not and when he had turned in unto her, into the Tent, fhe covered him with a Mantle.

19 And he faid unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little Water to drink, for I am thirsty and fhe opened a Bottle of Milk, and gave him Drink, and covered him.

20 Again he faid unto her, Stand in the Door of the Tent, and it fhall be when any Man doth come and enquire of thee and fay, Is there any Man here? that thou shalt fay, No.

21 Then Jael took a Nail of the Tent, and took an Hammer in her Hand, and went foftly unto him, and smote the Nail into his Temples, and faftned it into the Ground: (for he was faft afleep and weary) fo he died.

22 And behold, as Barak purfued Sifera, Jael came out to meet him, and faid unto him, Come, and I will fhew thee the Man whom thou feekeft. And when he came into her Tent, behold, Sifera lay dead, and the Nail was in his Temples.

23 So GOD fubdued on that Day Jabin the King of Canaan before the Children of Ifrael.

24 And the Hand of the Children of Ifrael profpered, and prevailed against Jabin the King of Canaan, until they had deftroyed Jabin King of Canaan.

Ver. 1

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CHAP. V.

The Song of Deborah and Barak.

HEN fang Deborah and Barak the Son of Abinoam, on that Day, faying,

2 Praife ye the LORD for the avenging of Ifrael, when the People willingly offered themfelves.

3 HEAR, O ye KINGS, give ear, O ye PRINCES; I, even I will fing unto the LORD, I will fing Praise to the LORD GOD of Ifrael.

4 LORD, when thou wenteft out of SEIR, when thou

MARCHEDST out of the Field

a Pfal. 1xviii. 7 O Gop, when thou when thou didst march through the wenteft forth before thy People; wilderness.

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