1 Kings 5 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And Hiram King of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, for he had heard that, him, had they anointed king, in the room of his father,––for, Hiram, was, a lover, of, David continually. ² So Solomon sent unto Hiram, saying:–– ³ Thou, knewest David my father, how that he could not build a house unto the Name of Yahweh his God, because of the wars that were about him on every side,––until Yahweh should put them under the soles of his feet; ⁴ but, now, Yahweh my God hath given me rest on every side,––there is neither adversary nor incident of evil. ⁵ Behold me! then, purposing to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God––even as Yahweh spake unto David my father, saying––Thy son, whom I will set in thy stead, upon thy throne, he, shall build the house for my Name. ⁶ Now, therefore, command thou that they fell me cedars, out of Lebanon, and, my servants, shall be, with thy servants, and, the hire of thy servants, will I give thee, according to all that thou shalt say,––for, thou, knowest, that, none amongst us, hath skill to fell timber, like the Zidonians. ⁷ And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly,––and said: Blessed, be Yahweh, today, who hath given unto David a wise son, over this great people! ⁸ And Hiram sent unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me,––I, will do all thy desire, as to timber of cedar, and timber of fir. ⁹ My servants, shall bring them down out of Lebanon unto the sea, and, I, will put them in rafts on the sea, unto the place of which thou shalt send me word, and will cause them to be discharged there, and, thou, shalt receive them, and, thou, shalt do my desire, by giving food for my household.
¹⁰ So then Hiram began giving unto Solomon timber of cedar, and timber of fir, even all his desire, ¹¹ and, Solomon, gave unto Hiram, twenty thousand measures of wheat, as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil,––thus, used Solomon on to give unto Hiram, year by year. ¹² And, Yahweh, gave wisdom unto Solomon, as he promised him,––and it came to pass that there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and, they two, solemnised a covenant. ¹³ And King Solomon raised a labour–band, out of all Israel,––and it came to pass that, the labour–band, was thirty thousand men. ¹⁴ And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by courses, a month, were they in Lebanon, two months, at home,––and, Adoniram, was over the levy. ¹⁵ And it came to pass that, Solomon, had seventy thousand bearers of burdens,––and eighty thousand hewers in the mountain; ¹⁶ besides the chiefs of Solomon’s officers, who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred,––who ruled over the people that wrought in the work. ¹⁷ And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to found the house with hewn stones. ¹⁸ And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders with the Gebalites wrought them,––thus made they ready the timber and the stones, for building the house.

¹⁵ And, Canaan, begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

³² And when they had solemnised a covenant in Beer–sheba,––then arose Abimelech, with Phicol chief of his host, and returned unto the land of the Philistines.

⁵ Then lifted he up his eyes, and beheld the women and the children, and said, What are these, to thee? And he said––The children wherewith God hath favoured thy servant.

²⁵ Let me pass over, I pray thee, that I may see the good land that is over the Jordan,––this good mountain, and the Lebanon.

²⁴ And it came to pass, when they brought out these kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war who had been with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. So they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

⁵ and the land of the Gebalites, and all the Lebanon, to the rising of the sun, from Baal–gad, under Mount Hermon,––as far as the entering in of Hamath:

¹¹ Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar–wood, and carpenters, and masons, and they built a house for David.

⁵ And, David and all the house of Israel, were dancing for joy before Yahweh, with all boldness and with songs,––and with lyres, and with harps, and with timbrels, and with sistrums, and with cymbals.

⁵ Go and say unto my servant––unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh,––Shalt, thou, build me a house, for me to dwell in; ⁶ seeing that I have not dwelt in a house, since the day that I brought up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day,––but have been wandering in a tent as my habitation? ⁷ Wheresoever I have wandered with any of the sons of Israel, spake I ever, a word, with any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people Israel, saying,––Wherefore have ye not built me a house, of cedar? ⁸ Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock,––to become leader over my people, over Israel; ⁹ and was with thee, whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth; ¹⁰ and will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more,––neither shall the sons of perversity again humiliate them, as at first; ¹¹ even from the day when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, thus will I give thee rest from all thine enemies. And Yahweh must tell thee that, a house, will Yahweh make for thee. ¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He, shall build a house for my name,––and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age–abiding:

¹⁰ then Tou sent Hadoram his son unto King David, to ask after his welfare, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had smitten him, for Hadadezer had had wars with Tou,––and, in his hand, were vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

¹ And it came to pass, after this, that the king of the sons of Ammon died,––and that Hanun his son reigned in his stead. ² Then said David––I will shew lovingkindness unto Hanun son of Nahash, as his father shewed, unto me, lovingkindness. So David sent to comfort him, by the hand of his servants, as to his father,––and the servants of David came into the land of the sons of Ammon.

⁴⁸ Moreover also, thus and thus, hath said the king,––Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who hath given, today, one to sit upon my throne, mine own eyes also beholding it.

⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

¹² lo! I have done according to thy word,––lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee.

⁶ And Ahishar, over the household,––and Adoniram son of Abda, over the tribute.

⁶ And Ahishar, over the household,––and Adoniram son of Abda, over the tribute. ⁷ And, Solomon, had twelve governors over all Israel, who used to sustain the king and his household,––for a month in the year, was it appointed unto each one, to find sustenance. ⁸ And, these, are their names, Ben–hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; ⁹ Ben–deker, in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth–shemesh,––and Elon–beth–hanan; ¹⁰ Ben–hesed, in Arubboth,––to him, pertaineth Socoh, and all the land of Hepher; ¹¹ Ben–abinadab, all the height of Dor,––Taphath daughter of Solomon, had he to wife; ¹² Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, and Megiddo,––and all Beth–shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean as far as Abel–meholah, as far as over against Jokmeam; ¹³ Ben–geber, in Ramoth–gilead,––to him, belonged the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, his, was the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities, with walls and with bars of bronze; ¹⁴ Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards Mahanaim; ¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali,––moreover, he, took Basemath daughter of Solomon, to wife; ¹⁶ Banna son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth; ¹⁷ Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar; ¹⁸ Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin; ¹⁹ Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead,––the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, being, the one governor, that was in the land.

²² And it came to pass, that Solomon’s provision for one day was,––thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal;

²⁴ For, he, had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even as far as Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River,––and he had, peace, on all sides of him, round about.

²⁹ And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart,––like the sand that is on the shore of the sea:

¹⁰ So then Hiram began giving unto Solomon timber of cedar, and timber of fir, even all his desire,

¹³ And King Solomon raised a labour–band, out of all Israel,––and it came to pass that, the labour–band, was thirty thousand men.

⁷ Now, the house, when it was in building, with whole quarry–stones, was built,––neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tools of iron, was heard in the house, when it was in building.

⁹ So he built the house, and finished it,––and ceiled the house with planks and beams of cedar; ¹⁰ and built the gallery against all the house, five cubits in height,––and so fastened the house, with timber of cedar.

¹⁵ and he built the walls of the house on the inside, with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house, unto the cross–beams of the ceiling, he overlaid it with wood, on the inside,––and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of fir. ¹⁶ And he built twenty cubits, at the hinder part of the house, with boards of cedar, from the floor as far as the cross–beams,––and he built it within, for a shrine, even for the holy of holies;

²⁰ And, the interior of the shrine, was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it, with pure gold,––and overlaid the altar with cedar.

³⁴ And, the two doors, were of fir wood,––the two leaves of the one door, were folding, and, the two leaves of the other door, were folding.

⁹ All these, were of costly stones, after the dimensions of hewn stones, sawn with saws, within and without,––even from the foundation, unto the coping, and without as far as the great court.

¹² And Hiram came out from Tyre to view the cities which, Solomon, had given him,––and they were not pleasing in his eyes. ¹³ So he said––What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them, Unfruitful Land, [as they are called] unto this day. ¹⁴ Now Hiram had sent to the king,––a hundred and twenty talents of gold.
¹⁵ Now, the following, is an account of the tax which King Solomon raised, for building the house of Yahweh and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem,––and Hazor and Megiddo, and Gezer.

²⁰ All the people that were left, of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were, not of the sons of Israel; ²¹ their sons, who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were not able to devote to destruction, Solomon levied them for a toiling labour–band [which remaineth] unto this day. ²² But, of the sons of Israel, Solomon devoted none to bond–service,––but, they, were men of war, and his servants, and his generals, and his heroes, and captains of his chariots, and his horsemen. ²³ These, were the chiefs of the officers, who were over the work, for Solomon, five hundred and fifty,––who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

⁹ Yahweh thy God be blessed, who delighted in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel,––because Yahweh loveth Israel unto times age–abiding, therefore hath he appointed thee to be king, to execute justice and righteousness.

¹⁹ [Let there be a] covenant between me and thee, [as] between my father and thy father: Lo! I have sent thee a gift, silver and gold, Come break thy covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may go up from against me.

¹ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David, and timber of cedars, with masons and artificers, to build for him a house.

¹² He, shall build me a house,––and I will establish his throne unto times age–abiding.

² And David gave word, to gather together the sojourners, who were in the land of Israel,––and he set hewers to hew squared stones, for building the house of God;

⁴ and cedar–trees, even without number,––for the Zidonians and the Tyreans brought cedar–trees in abundance, unto David. ⁵ And David said, Solomon my son, is young and tender, and, the house to be built, must be great and lofty and famous and beautiful, for all lands,––oh let me then prepare for it. So David prepared abundantly, before his death.
⁶ Then he called for Solomon his son,––and charged him, to build a house, for Yahweh, God of Israel.

⁸ but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,––thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me. ⁹ Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,––for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days; ¹⁰ He, shall build a house for my Name, and, he, shall be my son, and, I, will be his father,––therefore will I establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel, unto times age–abiding:

¹ Now, the sons of Israel––as to the number of them, the ancestral chiefs––and rulers of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who waited upon the king as to any matter of the courses, who came in and went out month by month, for all the months of the year, in each course, were twenty–four thousand. ² Over the first course, for the first month, was Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ³ Of the sons of Perez, was the chief for all the rulers of the hosts, for the first month. ⁴ And, over the course for the second month, was Dodai an Ahohite, and, of his course, was Mikloth also a chief ruler,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ⁵ The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest––a chief,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ⁶ The same Benaiah, was a hero of thirty, and over the thirty,––and, over his course, was Ammizabad his son. ⁷ The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son, after him,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ⁸ Of the fifth, for the fifth month, the ruler, was Shamhuth the Izrahite,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ⁹ The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ¹⁰ The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ¹¹ The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ¹² The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ¹³ The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ¹⁴ The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ¹⁵ The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand.

³ But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name,––for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed.

⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

¹⁰ See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary––be strong and do!

¹² wisdom and knowledge, are granted unto thee,––moreover, riches and wealth and honour, will I give thee, such as the kings who were before thee did not possess, neither shall they who come after thee possess the like.

¹⁵ And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem, like stones, and, cedars, made he like the sycomores that are in the lowland, for abundance.

¹ Then Solomon gave word to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom. ² And Solomon numbered seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men to hew in the mountain,––and, to oversee them, three thousand six hundred.

² And Solomon numbered seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men to hew in the mountain,––and, to oversee them, three thousand six hundred. ³ And Solomon sent unto Huram king of Tyre, saying,––As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell in,

³ And Solomon sent unto Huram king of Tyre, saying,––As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell in, ⁴ lo! I, am about to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God, to hallow unto him––to burn before him sweet incense, and for a continual setting in array, and to offer ascending–sacrifices morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts of Yahweh our God,–age–abiding, is this [law] for Israel. ⁵ And, the house which I am about to build, [must be] great,––for great is our God, above all gods. ⁶ But who is able to build unto him a house? for, the heavens, even the heaven of heavens, cannot contain him,––who then am, I, that I should build unto him a house, though only to burn incense before him? ⁷ Now, therefore, send me a wise man, to work in gold and in silver and in bronze and in iron, and in purple and crimson and blue, and skilful to execute gravings,––with the wise men who are with me, in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom my father David did provide. ⁸ And send me––timbers of cedar, cypress and sandal–wood, out of the Lebanon, for, I, know that, thy servants, are skilful, to cut the timbers of Lebanon,––and lo! my servants shall be with thy servants:

⁸ And send me––timbers of cedar, cypress and sandal–wood, out of the Lebanon, for, I, know that, thy servants, are skilful, to cut the timbers of Lebanon,––and lo! my servants shall be with thy servants:

¹⁰ And lo! for the hewers that cut the timbers, have I given wheat as food for thy servants, twenty thousand measures, and barley, twenty thousand measures, and wine, twenty thousand baths, and oil, twenty thousand baths.
¹¹ Then answered Huram king of Tyre, in writing, which he sent unto Solomon,––Because Yahweh hath loved his people, hath he set thee over them as king. ¹² And Huram said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth,––who hath given, unto David the king, a wise son, skilled in prudence and understanding, who will build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

¹⁶ and, we, will cut down timbers out of the Lebanon, according to all thy need, and will bring them unto thee in floats, upon the sea to Joppa,––and, thou, shalt fetch them up to Jerusalem. ¹⁷ So Solomon numbered all the men that were sojourners, who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering, wherewith David his father had numbered them,––and they were found to be––a hundred and fifty–three thousand and six hundred. ¹⁸ And he made up from among them––seventy thousand, to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to hew in the mountain,––and three thousand and six hundred, as overseers, to keep the people at work.

⁵ And, the greater house, covered he with cypress wood, and overlaid it with fine gold,––and raised thereon palms, and wreathed garlands.

⁶ nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there,––and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel. ⁷ And so it came to pass, that it was near the heart of David my father,––to build a house, to the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel. ⁸ Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart:

⁷ As for all the people that were left, of the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not, of Israel; –– ⁸ of their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel had not utterly destroyed, Solomon enrolled them as tributary––unto this day. ⁹ But, of the sons of Israel, were there none whom he delivered up as bondmen unto his work,––for, they, were men of war, and his captains and his heroes, and captains over his chariots, and his horsemen.

⁷ How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants,––who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom. ⁸ Yahweh thy God be blessed, who hath delighted in thee, to set thee upon his throne as king unto Yahweh thy God. Because of the love of thy God unto Israel, to establish them unto times age–abiding, therefore hath he set thee over them, as king, to execute justice and righteousness.

⁵⁸ All the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon, were three hundred and ninety–two.

⁷ And they gave silver, unto the masons and carpenters,––and food and drink and oil, unto them of Zidon and unto them of Tyre, to bring in cedar–trees out of the Lebanon, unto the sea of Joppa, according to the grant of Cyrus king of Persia unto them.

⁵⁷ The Sons of the Servants of Solomon, The sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida;

⁶⁰ All the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon, were three hundred, and ninety–two.

⁶ Shouldst give him dominion over the works of thy hands,––All things, shouldst have put under his feet:

⁵ The voice of Yahweh, is breaking cedars, Now hath Yahweh, broken down, the cedars of Lebanon!

¹² Also, the daughter of Tyre, [cometh in] with a present! Thy face, shall the rich of the people appease.

⁷ May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.

⁷ Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek, The Philistines, with the dwellers in Tyre;

¹ [David’s. A Melody.]
The declaration of Yahweh to my Lord––Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

⁶ Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee! ⁷ Peace be within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces:

⁶ Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee! if I do not lift up Jerusalem above the head of mine own gladness.

¹ The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.

¹ A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.

²⁰ A wise son, maketh a glad father,––but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.

²⁴ Greatly shall exult, the father of a righteous man, and, he that begetteth a wise son, shall rejoice in him:

¹⁸ Lo! I, and the children whom Yahweh hath given, me, are for signs and for wonders, in Israel,––from Yahweh of hosts, who is making his habitation in Mount Zion.

⁶ For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder,––And his Name hath been called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity. ⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

¹⁶ Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Behold me! founding in Zion, a stone, A stone of testing, The costly corner of a well–laid foundation, He that trusteth, shall not make haste!

⁹ the elders of Byblus and the skilled men thereof, were within thee, Thy calkers,––All the ships of the sea and their mariners, were within thee, To carry on thy traffic,

¹⁷ Judah and the land of Israel, They, were merchants of thine,––With the wheat of Minnith and the sweets of pannag and honey and oil and balsam, Shared they in thy barter:

⁹ Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Tyre, and because of four, will I not turn it back,––Because of their delivering up the whole body of exiles to Edom, and they remembered not the brotherly covenant,

¹² then shalt thou speak unto him, saying, Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, saying,––Lo! a man! Bud, is his name, and, out of his own place, shall he bud forth, and shall build the temple of Yahweh; ¹³ Yea, he, shall build the temple of Yahweh, and, he, shall bear the honour, and shall sit and rule upon his throne,––and shall become a priest upon his throne, and, the counsel of peace, shall be between the two of them.

³ And ye shall tread down the lawless, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet,––in the day when I am working with effect, saith Yahweh of hosts.

³¹ So then, the assembly throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, building itself up, and going on its way in the fear of the Lord; and, by the advocacy of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.

²⁰ Now he was bitterly hostile to them of Tyre and Zidon; but, with one accord, they came unto him, and, persuading Blastus, who was over the bed–chamber of the king, they were suing for peace; because their country was fed by the king’s,

¹⁷ Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:

¹¹ For, other foundation, can, no one, lay, than that which is lying, which is, Jesus Christ. ¹² But, if anyone is building, upon the foundation––gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

¹⁴ For, the body also, is not one member, but many: ¹⁵ Though the foot should say––Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body? ¹⁶ And, though the ear should say––Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body? ¹⁷ If, the whole body, were, an eye, where were the hearing? If, the whole were, hearing, where were, the smelling? ¹⁸ But, now, hath God set the members, each one of them in the body, even as he pleased. ¹⁹ But, if they all had been one member, Where had been, the body? ²⁰ Now, however there are many members, yet one body; ²¹ [And] the eye cannot say unto the hand––I have no need of thee,––nor, again, the head, unto the feet––I have no need of you:––

²⁵ For he must needs reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet:

²² And did put, all things, in subjection beneath his feet. And gave him to be head over all things unto the assembly,

⁷ To each one of you, however, hath favour been given, according to the measure of the free–gift of the Christ; ⁸ For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are dignified, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are chaste, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report,––if there be any virtue, and if any praise, the same, be taking into account;

⁵ But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;

⁶ Inasmuch as it is contained in scripture––Lo! I lay in Zion an outmost corner stone, chosen, held in honour, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame. ⁷ Unto you, then, is the honour––[unto you] who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected,––The same, hath become head of the corner,

¹⁴ and, the wall of the city, having twelve foundations, and, upon them, twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And, he that was talking with me, had, for a measure, a reed of gold, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. ¹⁶ And, the city, four–square, lieth, and, the length thereof, is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city, with the reed,––twelve thousand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the height thereof, are, equal. ¹⁷ And he measured the wall thereof,––a hundred and forty–four cubits: the measure of a man, which is [the measure] of a messenger. ¹⁸ And, the structure of the wall thereof, was jasper, and, the city, was pure gold, like unto pure glass. ¹⁹ The foundations of the wall of the city, with every precious stone were adorned: the first foundation, was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald, ²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, hyacinth, the twelfth, amethyst; ²¹ and, the twelve gates, were twelve pearls,––each one of the gates, severally, was of one pearl; and, the broadway of the city, was pure gold, as transparent glass.