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v10: Abishalom = Absalom. Rehoboam appears to have deliberately married back into King David's line to strengthen his own hold on the throne (see also his other wives of David's line in 2Chron 11:18)
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2011 Reply to Rob
15:25 resolving the inter relationship between the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah to produce a clear parallel is very difficult. The mention that Nadab began to reign in the second year of Asa is one of only a few occasions when we are told of the chronological relationship between Israel and Judah. Using this details will help us to construct our own chart showing the relationship between the kings of Judah and the kings of Israel.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2018 Reply to Peter
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1. Now in the eighteenth <8083> <6240> year <8141> of king <4428> Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028> reigned <4427>(8804) Abijam <38> over Judah <3063>.
2. Three <7969> years <8141> reigned <4427>(8804) he in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Maachah <4601>, the daughter <1323> of Abishalom <53>.
3. And he walked <3212>(8799) in all the sins <2403> of his father <1>, which he had done <6213>(8804) before <6440> him: and his heart <3824> was not perfect <8003> with the LORD <3068> his God <430>, as the heart <3824> of David <1732> his father <1>.
4. Nevertheless for David's <1732> sake did the LORD <3068> his God <430> give <5414>(8804) him a lamp <5216> in Jerusalem <3389>, to set up <6965>(8687) his son <1121> after <310> him, and to establish <5975>(8687) Jerusalem <3389>:
5. Because David <1732> did <6213>(8804) that which was right <3477> in the eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and turned not aside <5493>(8804) from any thing that he commanded <6680>(8765) him all the days <3117> of his life <2416>, save only in the matter <1697> of Uriah <223> the Hittite <2850>.
6. And there was war <4421> between Rehoboam <7346> and Jeroboam <3379> all the days <3117> of his life <2416>.
7. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Abijam <38>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>? And there was war <4421> between Abijam <38> and Jeroboam <3379>.
8. And Abijam <38> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>; and they buried <6912>(8799) him in the city <5892> of David <1732>: and Asa <609> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
9. And in the twentieth <6242> year <8141> of Jeroboam <3379> king <4428> of Israel <3478> reigned <4427>(8804) Asa <609> over Judah <3063>.
10. And forty <705> and one <259> years <8141> reigned <4427>(8804) he in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Maachah <4601>, the daughter <1323> of Abishalom <53>.
11. And Asa <609> did <6213>(8799) that which was right <3477> in the eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068>, as did David <1732> his father <1>.
12. And he took away <5674>(8686) the sodomites <6945> out of the land <776>, and removed <5493>(8686) all the idols <1544> that his fathers <1> had made <6213>(8804).
13. And also Maachah <4601> his mother <517>, even her he removed <5493>(8686) from being queen <1377>, because she had made <6213>(8804) an idol <4656> in a grove <842>; and Asa <609> destroyed <3772>(8799) her idol <4656>, and burnt <8313>(8799) it by the brook <5158> Kidron <6939>.
14. But the high places <1116> were not removed <5493>(8804): nevertheless Asa's <609> heart <3824> was perfect <8003> with the LORD <3068> all his days <3117>.
15. And he brought <935>(8686) in the things <6944> <0> which his father <1> had dedicated <6944>, and the things which himself had dedicated <6944>, into the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, silver <3701>, and gold <2091>, and vessels <3627>.
16. And there was war <4421> between Asa <609> and Baasha <1201> king <4428> of Israel <3478> all their days <3117>.
17. And Baasha <1201> king <4428> of Israel <3478> went up <5927>(8799) against Judah <3063>, and built <1129>(8799) Ramah <7414>, that he might not suffer <5414>(8800) any to go out <3318>(8802) or come in <935>(8802) to Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063>.
18. Then Asa <609> took <3947>(8799) all the silver <3701> and the gold <2091> that were left <3498>(8737) in the treasures <214> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, and the treasures <214> of the king's <4428> house <1004>, and delivered <5414>(8799) them into the hand <3027> of his servants <5650>: and king <4428> Asa <609> sent <7971>(8799) them to Benhadad <1130>, the son <1121> of Tabrimon <2886>, the son <1121> of Hezion <2383>, king <4428> of Syria <758>, that dwelt <3427>(8802) at Damascus <1834>, saying <559>(8800),
19. There is a league <1285> between me and thee, and between my father <1> and thy father <1>: behold, I have sent <7971>(8804) unto thee a present <7810> of silver <3701> and gold <2091>; come <3212>(8798) and break <6565>(8685) thy league <1285> with Baasha <1201> king <4428> of Israel <3478>, that he may depart <5927>(8799) from me.
20. So Benhadad <1130> hearkened <8085>(8799) unto king <4428> Asa <609>, and sent <7971>(8799) the captains <8269> of the hosts <2428> which he had against the cities <5892> of Israel <3478>, and smote <5221>(8686) Ijon <5859>, and Dan <1835>, and Abelbethmaachah <62>, and all Cinneroth <3672>, with all the land <776> of Naphtali <5321>.
21. And it came to pass, when Baasha <1201> heard <8085>(8800) thereof, that he left off <2308>(8799) building <1129>(8800) of Ramah <7414>, and dwelt <3427>(8799) in Tirzah <8656>.
22. Then king <4428> Asa <609> made a proclamation <8085>(8689) throughout all Judah <3063>; none was exempted <5355>: and they took <5375>(8799) away the stones <68> of Ramah <7414>, and the timber <6086> thereof, wherewith Baasha <1201> had builded <1129>(8804); and king <4428> Asa <609> built <1129>(8799) with them Geba <1387> of Benjamin <1144>, and Mizpah <4709>.
23. The rest <3499> of all the acts <1697> of Asa <609>, and all his might <1369>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), and the cities <5892> which he built <1129>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>? Nevertheless in the time <6256> of his old age <2209> he was diseased <2470>(8804) in his feet <7272>.
24. And Asa <609> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>, and was buried <6912>(8735) with his fathers <1> in the city <5892> of David <1732> his father <1>: and Jehoshaphat <3092> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
25. And Nadab <5070> the son <1121> of Jeroboam <3379> began to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in the second <8147> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, and reigned <4427>(8799) over Israel <3478> two <8147> years <8141>.
26. And he did <6213>(8799) evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and walked <3212>(8799) in the way <1870> of his father <1>, and in his sin <2403> wherewith he made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689).
27. And Baasha <1201> the son <1121> of Ahijah <281>, of the house <1004> of Issachar <3485>, conspired <7194>(8799) against him; and Baasha <1201> smote <5221>(8686) him at Gibbethon <1405>, which belonged to the Philistines <6430>; for Nadab <5070> and all Israel <3478> laid siege <6696>(8802) to Gibbethon <1405>.
28. Even in the third <7969> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063> did Baasha <1201> slay <4191>(8686) him, and reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
29. And it came to pass, when he reigned <4427>(8800), that he smote <5221>(8689) all the house <1004> of Jeroboam <3379>; he left <7604>(8689) not to Jeroboam <3379> any that breathed <5397>, until he had destroyed <8045>(8689) him, according unto the saying <1697> of the LORD <3068>, which he spake <1696>(8765) by <3027> his servant <5650> Ahijah <281> the Shilonite <7888>:
30. Because of the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> which he sinned <2398>(8804), and which he made Israel <3478> sin <2398>(8689), by his provocation <3708> wherewith he provoked the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> to anger <3707>(8689).
31. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Nadab <5070>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
32. And there was war <4421> between Asa <609> and Baasha <1201> king <4428> of Israel <3478> all their days <3117>.
33. In the third <7969> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063> began Baasha <1201> the son <1121> of Ahijah <281> to reign <4427>(8804) over all Israel <3478> in Tirzah <8656>, twenty <6242> and four <702> years <8141>.
34. And he did <6213>(8799) evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and walked <3212>(8799) in the way <1870> of Jeroboam <3379>, and in his sin <2403> wherewith he made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689).
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In ch 40:16, It is clear that Gedeliah did not believe that Ishmael would kill him. It seems we have much record here of the pride of human nature. We all think we are right, don't we?
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
This chapter puzzles me. One very satisfying thing about the story-like accounts in the old testament is that the wicked always seem to get their just desserts. You can read in Samuel about Joab and all the terrible things he did, building up a real loathing for the man, and feeling very satisfied when he gets his just reward by the hand of Solomon. But what about Ishmael the son of Nethaniah? I have hardly heard of a more evil man, yet I search in vain for any reference to his end. He seems to escape without any reprisal even though he massacred many men and women without pity.
I guess it's good that this is here, though. David complains in Psa 73:3-6 "why does the wicked flourish?". It is not God's way to punish the wicked as soon as they commit evil. He does, however, always bring it back upon their head in the end. Even though Ishmael seemed to get away, we can be assured that he didn't die peacefully. God keeps His promises to the evil just as he does to the faithful. (Psa 7:15, 35:8, 37:14-15).
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to Rob
Does God leave the wicked unpunished?
(It is nearly twenty years after I wrote my previous comment, and I have found the answer to the question I had back then. The word of the LORD is wonderful!)
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah stands out in the Bible as one of the most evil men imaginable. His actions are not only barbaric and cruel, but far reaching in their implications. By killing the Jewish governor that Nebuchadnezzar had appointed, he destroyed any chance for the remnant of the people to live in the land of Israel:
And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land. (Jer 41:17-18 KJV)
His actions are all the more despicable because he acted when the Jews were at their lowest, having been conquered by the Babylonians. He even killed mourners in cold blood:
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. (Jer 41:5-7 KJV)
He acted as a mourner himself, and then turned on them when he had them inside his city.
It is a great puzzle why Ishmael got away with his actions, escaping to the King of Ammon. There is no further mention in scripture of this man getting his just deserts:
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. (Jer 41:15 KJV)
So what should we think about this? Did God allow this evil man to get away with his crimes? Or is God more consistent and just than that?
Notice that God gives us some clues in scripture as to why this happened. First, we learn that the Edomites, Moabites and Ammonites had learned of Judah's overthrow by the Babylonians, and that there was a small remnant left:
Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; (Jer 40:11 KJV)
These three nations are of the same family as Abraham. Ammon and Moab were Lot's sons. And Edom came from Esau. They ought to have had compassion on their neighbour. Instead, we are told that Ammon hired Ishmael to kill Gedaliah the governor of Judah:
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. (Jer 40:13-14 KJV)
It means that, rather than showing love for a brother and a neighbour, the king of Ammon sought to use Israel's catastrophe as an opportunity to exact revenge.
Let's put this into perspective. It is like changing the parable of the good samaritan, and changing the samaritan with an Ammonite, who see the man lying half dead, and goes over to him and kicks him to death. Then he goes on his way humming a tune.
It is truly one of the most horrendous acts in scripture, and that's saying something!
So we have to ask the question, would God leave such a person without judgement? It is clear from scripture that He would not:
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. (Psa 37:14-15 KJV)
We need to have confidence in God, that He is righteous, and armed with this certainty, we can prayerfully comb the scriptures to find the answer.
Now that we realise that this was a contract killing commissioned by the King of Ammon, we can look at that nation and see what God had to say about it. And we would find this word of the LORD through Ezekiel who prophecied at the same time as Jeremiah:
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; (Eze 25:1-3 KJV)
This is the precise same event! We see that God has noticed the evil of Baalis and Ishmael, and He pronounced judgement upon them for their evil acts:
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. (Eze 25:6-7 KJV)
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Rob
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1. Now it came to pass in the seventh <7637> month <2320>, that Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> the son <1121> of Elishama <476>, of the seed <2233> royal <4410>, and the princes <7227> of the king <4428>, even ten <6235> men <582> with him, came <935>(8804) unto Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296> to Mizpah <4709>; and there they did eat <398>(8799) bread <3899> together <3162> in Mizpah <4708>.
2. Then arose <6965>(8799) Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418>, and the ten <6235> men <582> that were with him, and smote <5221>(8686) Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296> the son <1121> of Shaphan <8227> with the sword <2719>, and slew <4191>(8686) him, whom the king <4428> of Babylon <894> had made governor <6485>(8689) over the land <776>.
3. Ishmael <3458> also slew <5221>(8689) all the Jews <3064> that were with him, even with Gedaliah <1436>, at Mizpah <4709>, and the Chaldeans <3778> that were found <4672>(8738) there, and the men <582> of war <4421>.
4. And it came to pass the second <8145> day <3117> after he had slain <4191>(8687) Gedaliah <1436>, and no man <376> knew <3045>(8804) it,
5. That there came <935>(8799) certain <582> from Shechem <7927>, from Shiloh <7887>, and from Samaria <8111>, even fourscore <8084> men <376>, having their beards <2206> shaven <1548>(8794), and their clothes <899> rent <7167>(8803), and having cut <1413>(8706) themselves, with offerings <4503> and incense <3828> in their hand <3027>, to bring <935>(8687) them to the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
6. And Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> went forth <3318>(8799) from Mizpah <4709> to meet <7125>(8800) them, weeping <1058>(8802) all along <1980>(8800) as he went <1980>(8802): and it came to pass, as he met <6298>(8800) them, he said <559>(8799) unto them, Come <935>(8798) to Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296>.
7. And it was so, when they came <935>(8800) into the midst <8432> of the city <5892>, that Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> slew <7819>(8799) them, and cast them into the midst <8432> of the pit <953>, he, and the men <582> that were with him.
8. But ten <6235> men <582> were found <4672>(8738) among them that said <559>(8799) unto Ishmael <3458>, Slay <4191>(8686) us not: for we have <3426> treasures <4301> in the field <7704>, of wheat <2406>, and of barley <8184>, and of oil <8081>, and of honey <1706>. So he forbare <2308>(8799), and slew <4191>(8689) them not among <8432> their brethren <251>.
9. Now the pit <953> wherein Ishmael <3458> had cast <7993>(8689) all the dead bodies <6297> of the men <582>, whom he had slain <5221>(8689) because <3027> of Gedaliah <1436>, was it which Asa <609> the king <4428> had made <6213>(8804) for fear <6440> of Baasha <1201> king <4428> of Israel <3478>: and Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> filled <4390>(8765) it with them that were slain <2491>.
10. Then Ishmael <3458> carried away captive <7617>(8799) all the residue <7611> of the people <5971> that were in Mizpah <4709>, even the king's <4428> daughters <1323>, and all the people <5971> that remained <7604>(8737) in Mizpah <4709>, whom Nebuzaradan <5018> the captain <7227> of the guard <2876> had committed <6485>(8689) to Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296>: and Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> carried them away captive <7617>(8799), and departed <3212>(8799) to go over <5674>(8800) to the Ammonites <1121> <5983>.
11. But when Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428> that were with him, heard <8085>(8799) of all the evil <7451> that Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> had done <6213>(8804),
12. Then they took <3947>(8799) all the men <582>, and went <3212>(8799) to fight <3898>(8736) with Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418>, and found <4672>(8799) him by the great <7227> waters <4325> that are in Gibeon <1391>.
13. Now it came to pass, that when all the people <5971> which were with Ishmael <3458> saw <7200>(8800) Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428> that were with him, then they were glad <8055>(8799).
14. So all the people <5971> that Ishmael <3458> had carried away captive <7617>(8804) from Mizpah <4709> cast about <5437>(8799) and returned <7725>(8799), and went <3212>(8799) unto Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>.
15. But Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> escaped <4422>(8738) from <6440> Johanan <3110> with eight <8083> men <582>, and went <3212>(8799) to the Ammonites <1121> <5983>.
16. Then took <3947>(8799) Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428> that were with him, all the remnant <7611> of the people <5971> whom he had recovered <7725>(8689) from Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418>, from Mizpah <4709>, after <310> that he had slain <5221>(8689) Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296>, even mighty <1397> men <582> of war <4421>, and the women <802>, and the children <2945>, and the eunuchs <5631>, whom he had brought again <7725>(8689) from Gibeon <1391>:
17. And they departed <3212>(8799), and dwelt in <3427>(8799) the habitation <1628> of Chimham <3643>, which is by <681> Bethlehem <1035>, to go <3212>(8800) to enter <935>(8800) into Egypt <4714>,
18. Because <6440> of the Chaldeans <3778>: for they were afraid <3372>(8804) of them, because Ishmael <3458> the son <1121> of Nethaniah <5418> had slain <5221>(8689) Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296>, whom the king <4428> of Babylon <894> made governor <6485>(8689) in the land <776>.
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HONOUR OR SHAME?
Was it an honour or a shame for Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross of Christ?
When a man was about to be crucified they made him carry his cross from the court to the place of crucifixion outside the city. This was the procession that began to draw the crowds when the people would jeer and mock at the man carrying the cross. But Jesus was too weak to carry it alone, so Simon was selected to help. The only time a man carried a cross was when he was going to die on it - except for Simon. Yet because of his position, with the cross on his shoulder, he would have received the same shame and ridicule as our Lord. He was forced to carry the cross behind Jesus. What shame must have been involved in that action.
Then again, it was the cross of the sinless Son Of God. It was the cross that would bear our shame, the cross that would have the sins of mankind nailed to it. What an honour to carry the cross of the Messiah, the Savior of the world even though the people there didn't recognize it at the time.
What is Christ to us? Are we embarrassed to be a Christian or do we hold our head up high, honoured to bear the cross for Christ?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
v. 44 It says that Pilate when he wondered if Jesus was dead so soon, summoned "the centurion" not a centurion. It would appear that he summoned from the crucifiction site the very centurion that witnessed Jesus' death and who proncounced that he must be the Son of God. This may have supported Pilates actions at giving Jesus' body to Joseph rather than treating him like a crimminal.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2018 Reply to Alex
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1. And <2532> straightway <2112> in <1909> the morning <4404> the chief priests <749> held <4160>(5660) a consultation <4824> with <3326> the elders <4245> and <2532> scribes <1122> and <2532> the whole <3650> council <4892>, and bound <1210>(5660) Jesus <2424>, and carried him away <667>(5656), and <2532> delivered <3860>(5656) him to Pilate <4091>.
2. And <2532> Pilate <4091> asked <1905>(5656) him <846>, Art <1488>(5748) thou <4771> the King <935> of the Jews <2453>? And <1161> he answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Thou <4771> sayest <3004>(5719) it.
3. And <2532> the chief priests <749> accused <2723>(5707) him <846> of many things <4183>: but <1161> he answered <611>(5662) nothing <3762>.
4. And <1161> Pilate <4091> asked <1905>(5656) him <846> again <3825>, saying <3004>(5723), Answerest thou <611>(5736) nothing <3756> <3762>? behold <2396> how many things <4214> they witness <2649>(5719) against thee <4675>.
5. But <1161> Jesus <2424> yet <3765> answered <611>(5662) nothing <3762>; so <5620> that Pilate <4091> marvelled <2296>(5721).
6. Now <1161> at <2596> that feast <1859> he released <630>(5707) unto them <846> one <1520> prisoner <1198>, whomsoever <3746> <4007> they desired <154>(5710).
7. And <1161> there was <2258>(5713) one named <3004>(5746) Barabbas <912>, which lay bound <1210>(5772) with <3326> them that had made insurrection with him <4955>, who <3748> had committed <4160>(5715) murder <5408> in <1722> the insurrection <4714>.
8. And <2532> the multitude <3793> crying aloud <310>(5660) began <756>(5662) to desire <154>(5733) him to do as <2531> he had ever <104> done <4160>(5707) unto them <846>.
9. But <1161> Pilate <4091> answered <611>(5662) them <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Will ye <2309>(5719) that I release <630>(5661) unto you <5213> the King <935> of the Jews <2453>?
10. For <1063> he knew <1097>(5707) that <3754> the chief priests <749> had delivered <3860>(5715) him <846> for <1223> envy <5355>.
11. But <1161> the chief priests <749> moved <383>(5656) the people <3793>, that <2443> he should rather <3123> release <630>(5661) Barabbas <912> unto them <846>.
12. And <1161> Pilate <4091> answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627) again <3825> unto them <846>, What <5101> will ye <2309>(5719) then <3767> that I shall do <4160>(5661) unto him whom <3739> ye call <3004>(5719) the King <935> of the Jews <2453>?
13. And <1161> they cried out <2896>(5656) again <3825>, Crucify <4717>(5657) him <846>.
14. Then <1161> Pilate <4091> said <3004>(5707) unto them <846>, Why <1063>, what <5101> evil <2556> hath he done <4160>(5656)? And <1161> they cried out <2896>(5656) the more exceedingly <4056>, Crucify <4717>(5657) him <846>.
15. And <1161> so Pilate <4091>, willing <1014>(5740) to content <2425> <4160>(5658) the people <3793>, released <630>(5656) Barabbas <912> unto them <846>, and <2532> delivered <3860>(5656) Jesus <2424>, when he had scourged <5417>(5660) him, to <2443> be crucified <4717>(5686).
16. And <1161> the soldiers <4757> led <520> <0> him <846> away <520>(5627) into <2080> the hall <833>, called <3603> <2076>(5748) Praetorium <4232>; and <2532> they call together <4779>(5719) the whole <3650> band <4686>.
17. And <2532> they clothed <1746>(5719) him <846> with purple <4209>, and <2532> platted <4120>(5660) a crown <4735> of thorns <174>, and put it about <4060>(5719) his <846> head,
18. And <2532> began <756>(5662) to salute <782>(5738) him <846>, Hail <5463>(5720), King <935> of the Jews <2453>!
19. And <2532> they smote <5180>(5707) him <846> on the head <2776> with a reed <2563>, and <2532> did spit <1716>(5707) upon him <846>, and <2532> bowing <5087>(5723) their knees <1119> worshipped <4352>(5707) him <846>.
20. And <2532> when <3753> they had mocked <1702>(5656) him <846>, they took off <1562>(5656) the purple <4209> from him <846>, and <2532> put <1746> <0> his own <2398> clothes <2440> on <1746>(5656) him <846>, and <2532> led <1806> <0> him <846> out <1806>(5719) to <2443> crucify <4717>(5661) him <846>.
21. And <2532> they compel <29>(5719) one <5100> Simon <4613> a Cyrenian <2956>, who passed by <3855>(5723), coming <2064>(5740) out of <575> the country <68>, the father <3962> of Alexander <223> and <2532> Rufus <4504>, to <2443> bear <142>(5661) his <846> cross <4716>.
22. And <2532> they bring <5342>(5719) him <846> unto <1909> the place <5117> Golgotha <1115>, which <3739> is <2076>(5748), being interpreted <3177>(5746), The place <5117> of a skull <2898>.
23. And <2532> they gave <1325>(5707) him <846> to drink <4095>(5629) wine <3631> mingled with myrrh <4669>(5772): but <1161> he received <2983>(5627) it not <3756>.
24. And <2532> when they had crucified <4717>(5660) him <846>, they parted <1266>(5707) his <846> garments <2440>, casting <906>(5723) lots <2819> upon <1909> them <846>, what <5101> every man <5101> should take <142>(5661).
25. And <1161> it was <2258>(5713) the third <5154> hour <5610>, and <2532> they crucified <4717>(5656) him <846>.
26. And <2532> the superscription <1923> of his <846> accusation <156> was <2258>(5713) written over <1924>(5772), THE KING <935> OF THE JEWS <2453>.
27. And <2532> with <4862> him <846> they crucify <4717>(5719) two <1417> thieves <3027>; the one <1520> on <1537> his right hand <1188>, and <2532> the other <1520> on <1537> his <846> left <2176>.
28. And <2532> the scripture <1124> was fulfilled <4137>(5681), which <3588> saith <3004>(5723), And <2532> he was numbered <3049>(5681) with <3326> the transgressors <459>.
29. And <2532> they that passed by <3899>(5740) railed <987>(5707) on him <846>, wagging <2795>(5723) their <848> heads <2776>, and <2532> saying <3004>(5723), Ah <3758>, thou that destroyest <2647>(5723) the temple <3485>, and <2532> buildest <3618>(5723) it in <1722> three <5140> days <2250>,
30. Save <4982>(5657) thyself <4572>, and <2532> come down <2597>(5628) from <575> the cross <4716>.
31. Likewise <1161> <3668> also <2532> the chief priests <749> mocking <1702>(5723) said <3004>(5707) among <4314> themselves <240> with <3326> the scribes <1122>, He saved <4982>(5656) others <243>; himself <1438> he cannot <3756> <1410>(5736) save <4982>(5658).
32. Let <2597> <0> Christ <5547> the King <935> of Israel <2474> descend <2597>(5628) now <3568> from <575> the cross <4716>, that <2443> we may see <1492>(5632) and <2532> believe <4100>(5661). And <2532> they that were crucified <4957>(5772) with him <846> reviled <3679>(5707) him <846>.
33. And <1161> when <1096> <0> the sixth <1623> hour <5610> was come <1096>(5637), there was <1096>(5633) darkness <4655> over <1909> the whole <3650> land <1093> until <2193> the ninth <1766> hour <5610>.
34. And <2532> at the ninth <1766> hour <5610> Jesus <2424> cried <994>(5656) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, saying <3004>(5723), Eloi <1682>, Eloi <1682>, lama <2982> sabachthani <4518>? which <3739> is <2076>(5748), being interpreted <3177>(5746), My <3450> God <2316>, my <3450> God <2316>, why <5101> hast <1519> thou forsaken <1459>(5627) me <3165>?
35. And <2532> some of them <5100> that stood by <3936>(5761), when they heard <191>(5660) it, said <3004>(5707), Behold <2400>(5628), he calleth <5455>(5719) Elias <2243>.
36. And <1161> one <1520> ran <5143>(5631) and <2532> filled <1072> <0> a spunge <4699> full <1072>(5660) of vinegar <3690>, and <5037> put it on <4060>(5631) a reed <2563>, and gave <4222> <0> him <846> to drink <4222>(5707), saying <3004>(5723), Let alone <863>(5628); let us see <1492>(5632) whether <1487> Elias <2243> will come <2064>(5736) to take <2507> <0> him <846> down <2507>(5629).
37. And <1161> Jesus <2424> cried <863>(5631) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, and gave up the ghost <1606>(5656).
38. And <2532> the veil <2665> of the temple <3485> was rent <4977>(5681) in <1519> twain <1417> from <575> the top <509> to <2193> the bottom <2736>.
39. And <1161> when the centurion <2760>, which <3588> stood <3936>(5761) over <1537> against <1727> him <846>, saw <1492>(5631) that <3754> he so <3779> cried out <2896>(5660), and gave up the ghost <1606>(5656), he said <2036>(5627), Truly <230> this <3778> man <444> was <2258>(5713) the Son <5207> of God <2316>.
40. There <1161> were <2258>(5713) also <2532> women <1135> looking <2334>(5723) on afar <3113> off <575>: among <2532> <1722> whom <3739> was <2258>(5713) Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094>, and <2532> Mary <3137> the mother <3384> of James <2385> the less <3398> and <2532> of Joses <2500>, and <2532> Salome <4539>;
41. (Who <3739> also <2532>, when <3753> he was <2258>(5713) in <1722> Galilee <1056>, followed <190>(5707) him <846>, and <2532> ministered <1247>(5707) unto him <846>;) and <2532> many <4183> other <243> women which <3588> came up <4872>(5631) with him <846> unto <1519> Jerusalem <2414>.
42. And <2532> now <2235> when the even <3798> was come <1096>(5637), because <1893> it was <2258>(5713) the preparation <3904>, that <3603> is <2076>(5748), the day before the sabbath <4315>,
43. Joseph <2501> of <575> Arimathaea <707>, an honourable <2158> counsellor <1010>, which <3739> also <2532> waited <4327>(5740) for <2258>(5713) the kingdom <932> of God <2316>, came <2064>(5627), and went in <1525>(5627) boldly <5111>(5660) unto <4314> Pilate <4091>, and <2532> craved <154>(5668) the body <4983> of Jesus <2424>.
44. And <1161> Pilate <4091> marvelled <2296>(5656) if <1487> he were <2348> <0> already <2235> dead <2348>(5758): and <2532> calling <4341>(5666) unto him the centurion <2760>, he asked <1905>(5656) him <846> whether he had been <599> <0> any while <3819> dead <599>(5627).
45. And <2532> when he knew <1097>(5631) it of <575> the centurion <2760>, he gave <1433>(5662) the body <4983> to Joseph <2501>.
46. And <2532> he bought <59>(5660) fine linen <4616>, and <2532> took him down <2507>(5631), and wrapped <1750>(5656) him <846> in the linen <4616>, and <2532> laid <2698>(5656) him <846> in <1722> a sepulchre <3419> which <3739> was <2258>(5713) hewn <2998>(5772) out of <1537> a rock <4073>, and <2532> rolled <4351>(5656) a stone <3037> unto <1909> the door <2374> of the sepulchre <3419>.
47. And <1161> Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094> and <2532> Mary <3137> the mother of Joses <2500> beheld <2334>(5707) where <4226> he was laid <5087>(5743).