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| [1]And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David. |
[1]Afterward in the time of king Dauid, there rose vp a prophet called Nathan. |
| [2]As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. |
[2]For lyke as the fat is taken away from the offering: so was Dauid chosen out of the children of Israel. |
| [3]He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. |
[3]He played with the lions as with kiddes, and with beares lyke as with lambes of sheepe. |
| [4]Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath? |
[4]Slewe he not a giaunt when he was yet but young, & toke away the rebuke fro his people, what time as he toke the stone in his hande, and smote downe proude Goliath with the sling? |
| [5]For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people. |
[5]For he called vpon the highest Lorde, which gaue him strength in his right hande, so that he ouerthrewe the mightie giaunt in the battaile, that he might set vp the horne of his people againe. |
| [6]So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory. |
[6]So he glorified him in ten thousand, and made him to haue a good report in the prayse of the Lorde, that he should weare a crowne of glorie. |
| [7]For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and brought to nought the Philistines his adversaries, and brake their horn in sunder unto this day. |
[7]For he destroyed the enemies on euery side, rooted out the Philistines his aduersaries, and brake their horne in sunder, lyke as it is broken yet this day. |
| [8]In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him. |
[8]In all his workes he praysed the hyest and holiest, and ascribed the honour vnto him: with his whole heart did he prayse the Lorde, and loued God that made him. |
| [9]He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs. |
[9]He set singers also before the aulter, & in their tune he made sweete songes, that they might geue prayses euery day to God with songes. |
| [10]He beautified their feasts, and set in order the solemn times until the end, that they might praise his holy name, and that the temple might sound from morning. |
[10]He ordayned to kepe the holy dayes worshipfully, & that the solempe feastes through the whole yere should be honorably holden, with praysing the name of the Lorde, and with singing betimes in the morning in the sanctuary. |
| [11]The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: he gave him a covenant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel. |
[11]The Lorde toke away his sinnes, and exalted his horne for euer: he gaue him the couenaunt of the kingdome, and the throne of worship in Israel. |
| [12]After him rose up a wise son, and for his sake he dwelt at large. |
[12]After him there rose vp the wyse sonne [called Solomon.] who by him dwelt in a large possession, and for his sake he droue the enemies away far of. |
| [13]Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; for God made all quiet round about him, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever. |
[13]This Solomon raigned with peace in his time, and he obtayned glory: For God gaue him rest from his enemies on euery side, that he might builde him an house in his name, and prepare the sanctuarie for euer. |
| [14]How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding! |
[14]How wyse wast thou in thy youth, and filled with wysdome and vnderstanding, as it were with a water flood? |
| [15]Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables. |
[15]Thou coueredst and filledst the whole lande with similitudes, & wyse prudent sentences. |
| [16]Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou wast beloved. |
[16]Thy name went abrode in the Iles, because of thy peace thou wast beloued. |
| [17]The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations. |
[17]All landes maruailed at thy songes, prouerbes, similitudes, and at thy interpretations. |
| [18]By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead. |
[18]And in the name of the Lorde God, which is called the God of Israel, thou gatheredst golde as tinne, & thou hadst as much siluer as leade. |
| [19]Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection. |
[19]Thou wast moued in inordinate loue toward women, and wast ouercome in affection. |
| [20]Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly. |
[20]Thou staynedst thy honour & worship, yea thy posteritie defiledst thou also, in bringing the wrath of the Lorde vpon thy children, and hast felt sorowe for thy folly. |
| [21]So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim ruled a rebellious kingdom. |
[21]So that thy kingdome was deuided, and Ephraim became an vnfaithfull and a rebellious kingdome. |
| [22]But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David. |
[22]Neuerthelesse, God forsooke not his mercie, neither was he vtterly destroyed because of his workes, that he should leaue him no posteritie: as for the seede that came vpon him, which he loued, he brought it not vtterly to naught, but gaue yet a remnaunt vnto Iacob, and a roote vnto Dauid out of him. |
| [23]Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin: |
[23]Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and out of his seede he left behinde him a verie foolishnes of the people, and such one as had no vnderstanding: euen Roboam, which turned away the people through his counsell, and Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, which caused Israel to sinne, and shewed Ephraim the way of vngodlines: |
| [24]And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were driven out of the land. |
[24]Insomuch that their sinnes and misdeedes had the vpper hande so sore, that at the last they were driuen out of the lande for the same: |
| [25]For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them. |
[25]Yea, he sought out and brought vp all wickednes, tyll the vengeaunce came vpon them. |