They will no longer drink the blood of their animal sacrifices. I will remove the‘ unclean’ food from between their teeth. The Philistines who are left will belong to our God. They will become a family group in Judah. And Ekron will be like the Jebusites. So the Philistines will become part of Israel.

我必除去他口中带血之肉和牙齿内可憎之物。他必作为余剩的人归与我们的神，必在犹大像族长；以革伦人必如耶布斯人。

我要除去他口中带血之肉和牙齿内可憎之物。他必作余民归于我们的上帝，在犹大像族长一样；以革伦必如耶布斯人。

我要除去他口中带血之肉和牙齿内可憎之物。他必作余民归于我们的神，在犹大像族长一样；以革伦必如耶布斯人。

我必除去他们口中带血的肉和齿间的可憎之物。余下的人必归属我，成为犹大的一族，以革伦人必像耶布斯人一样归属我。

我必除去他们口中的血，和他们牙齿间可憎之物。余剩下来的人要归于我们的神，像犹大的一族；以革伦人也必像耶布斯人一样。

我必除去他口中帶血之肉和牙齒內可憎之物。他必作為餘剩的人歸與我們的神，必在猶大像族長；以革倫人必如耶布斯人。

我要除去他口中帶血之肉和牙齒內可憎之物。他必作餘民歸於我們的上帝，在猶大像族長一樣；以革倫必如耶布斯人。

我要除去他口中帶血之肉和牙齒內可憎之物。他必作餘民歸於我們的神，在猶大像族長一樣；以革倫必如耶布斯人。

我必除去他們口中帶血的肉和齒間的可憎之物。餘下的人必歸屬我，成為猶大的一族，以革倫人必像耶布斯人一樣歸屬我。

我必除去他們口中的血，和他們牙齒間可憎之物。餘剩下來的人要歸於我們的神，像猶大的一族；以革倫人也必像耶布斯人一樣。

我必除去他們口中帶血的肉，和他們牙齒間可憎的禁物；他們必作為餘剩之民歸於我們的上帝；必像個族系在猶大中；以革倫人必像耶布斯人。

我必除掉他們口中的血，以及他們牙齒之間的可憎之物。他們也必作為餘剩者歸於我們的神，像猶大的一族；以革倫人必像耶布斯人那樣。

除其口中之血、齒間可憎之物、彼將為我上帝之遺民、若猶大中之族長、以革倫若耶布斯人、

使口不飲牲血、齒不嚙污物、遠方之人、歸誠於我上帝、我視之若猶大牧伯、亦視以革倫民若耶布士人、

我必使其口不復飲血、其齒不復囓穢物、或作我必使非利士人口中不復飲血齒間不復有穢物原文作我必除其血於其口除其穢物於其齒間其中所遺之民、將歸誠於我之天主、必若猶大牧伯之一、以革倫民、必若耶布斯人、

I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God and become a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

I will take away its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth; it too shall be a remnant for our God; it shall be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.

I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth. Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God and become like a clan in Judah. The Philistines of Ekron will join my people, as the ancient Jebusites once did.

I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abhorrent things from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah and Ekron like the Jebusites.

And I will remove their blood from their mouth And their detestable things from between their teeth. Then they also will be a remnant for our God, And be like a clan in Judah, And Ekron will be like a Jebusite.

I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

I will remove the blood from their mouths and the detestable things from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah and Ekron like the Jebusites.

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he,[ shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

I will take away their abominable religious practices; then those who survive will become a community of believers in our God, like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.

The children of those who crush you will come and bow down to you. All those who hate you will kneel down at your feet. Jerusalem, they will call you the City of the Lord. They will name you Zion, the City of the Holy One of Israel.“ You have been deserted and hated. No one even travels through you. But I will make you into something to be proud of forever. You will be a place of joy for all time to come.You will get everything you need from kings and nations. You will be like children who are nursing at their mother’s breasts. Then you will know that I am the one who saves you. I am the Lord. I set you free. I am the Mighty One of Jacob.

God, break the teeth in the mouths of those sinners! Lord, tear out the sharp teeth of those lions!

That was before your sin was uncovered. Now the daughters of Edom make fun of you. So do all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines. Everyone who lives around you hates you.You will be punished for your impure conduct. I will also punish you for the other evil things you have done. I hate all those things,” announces the Lord.The Lord and King says,“ I will punish you in keeping with what you have done. I sealed with a promise the covenant I made with you. You hated that promise. And you broke my covenant.But I will remember my covenant with you. I made it with you when you were young. Now I will make a new covenant with you. It will last forever.Then you will remember how you have lived. You will be ashamed when I give you Samaria and Sodom. Samaria is your older sister. Sodom is your younger one. I will give them and their daughters to you as daughters. That can’t happen based on my old covenant with you.

David and all the men of Israel marched to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was also called Jebus. The Jebusites who lived theresaid to David,“ You won’t get in here.” But David captured the fort of Zion. It became known as the City of David.David had said,“ Anyone who leads the attack against the Jebusites will become the commander of Israel’s army.” Joab went up first. So he became the commander of the army. He was the son of Zeruiah.

“ But in days to come I will bless Moab with great success again,” announces the Lord. This ends the report about how the Lord would judge Moab.

The Lord and King continues,“ I will call out to the nations. I will give a signal to them. They will bring back your sons in their arms. They will carry your daughters on their hips.Their kings will become like fathers to you. Their queens will be like mothers who nurse you. They will bow down to you with their faces toward the ground. They will kiss the dust at your feet to show you their respect. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who put their hope in me will not be ashamed.”

God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing it, the Lord saw it. The Lord decided to end the plague he had sent. So he spoke to the angel who was destroying the people. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people!” The angel of the Lord was standing at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.David looked up. He saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth. The angel was holding out a sword over Jerusalem. David and the elders fell with their faces to the ground. They were wearing the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad.David said to God,“ I ordered the fighting men to be counted. I’m the one who has sinned. I am the shepherd of these people. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Lord my God, punish me and my family. But don’t let this plague continue to strike your people.”Then the angel of the Lord ordered Gad to tell David to go up to the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. He wanted David to build an altar there to honor the Lord.So David went up and did it. He obeyed the message that Gad had spoken in the Lord’ s name.Araunah was threshing wheat. He turned and saw the angel. Araunah’s four children were with him. They hid themselves.David approached the threshing floor. Araunah looked up and saw him. So Araunah left the threshing floor. He bowed down to David with his face toward the ground.David said to him,“ Let me have the property your threshing floor is on. I want to build an altar there to honor the Lord. When I do, the plague on the people will be stopped. Sell the threshing floor to me for the full price.”Araunah said to David,“ Take it! King David, you are my master. Do what you please. I’ll even provide the oxen for the burnt offerings. Use boards from the threshing sleds for the wood. Use the wheat for the grain offering. I’ll give it all to you.”But King David replied to Araunah,“ No! I want to pay the full price. I won’t take what belongs to you and give it to the Lord. I won’t sacrifice a burnt offering that hasn’t cost me anything.”So David paid Araunah 15 pounds of gold for the property.David built an altar there to honor the Lord. He sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. He called out to the Lord. The Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.Then the Lord spoke to the angel. And the angel put his sword away.When the angel did that, David was still at the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. David saw that the Lord had answered him. So he offered sacrifices there.At that time, the Lord’ s holy tent was at the high place in Gibeon. The altar for burnt offerings was there too. Moses had made the holy tent in the desert.David couldn’t go to the tent to pray to God. That’s because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.David announced,“ The house of the Lord God will be built here. Israel’s altar for burnt offerings will also be here.”

He will lift up a banner. It will show the nations that he is gathering the people of Israel. He’ll bring back those who had been taken away as prisoners. He’ll gather together the scattered people of Judah. He’ll bring them back from all four directions.Ephraim’s people won’t be jealous anymore. Judah’s attackers will be destroyed. Ephraim won’t be jealous of Judah. And Judah won’t attack Ephraim.Together they will rush down the slopes of Philistia to the west. They’ll take what belongs to the people of the east. They’ll take over Edom and Moab. The people of Ammon will be under their control.

He continued,“ At that time many people of all nations and languages will take hold of one Jew. They will grab hold of the hem of his robe. And they will say,‘ We want to go to Jerusalem with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’ ”

“ But in days to come I will bless Elam with great success again,” announces the Lord.

“ But after that, I will bless the people of Ammon with great success again,” announces the Lord.

At that time there will be a wide road from Egypt to Assyria. The people of Assyria will go to Egypt. And the people of Egypt will go to Assyria. The people of Egypt and Assyria will worship the Lord together.At that time Egypt, Assyria and Israel will be a blessing to the whole earth.The Lord who rules over all will bless those three nations. He will say,“ Let the Egyptians be blessed. They are my people. Let the Assyrians be blessed. My hands created them. And let the Israelites be blessed. They are my very own people.”

The Lord says,“ Suppose a shepherd saves only two leg bones from a lion’s mouth. Or he might save only a piece of an ear. That is how the Israelites living in Samaria will be saved. They will only have a board from a bed and a piece of cloth from a couch.”

But David said to Saul,“ I’ve been taking care of my father’s sheep. Sometimes a lion or a bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock.Then I would go after it and hit it. I would save the sheep it was carrying in its mouth. If it turned around to attack me, I would grab its hair. I would strike it down and kill it.In fact, I’ve killed both a lion and a bear. I’ll do the same thing to this Philistine. He isn’t even circumcised. He has dared the armies of the living God to fight him.

The angel reached his hand out to destroy Jerusalem. But the Lord stopped sending the plague. So he spoke to the angel who was making the people suffer. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people.” The angel of the Lord was at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.David saw the angel who was striking down the people. David said to the Lord,“ I’m the one who has sinned. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. I’m like a shepherd for these people. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Let your judgment be on me and my family.”On that day Gad went to David. Gad said to him,“ Go up to the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. Build an altar there to honor the Lord.”So David went up and did it. He did what the Lord had commanded through Gad.Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him. So he went out to welcome them. He bowed down to the king with his face toward the ground.Araunah said,“ King David, you are my master. Why have you come to see me?”“ To buy your threshing floor,” David answered.“ I want to build an altar there to honor the Lord. When I do, the plague on the people will be stopped.”Araunah said to David,“ Take anything you wish. Offer it up. Here are oxen for the burnt offering. Here are threshing sleds. And here are wooden collars from the necks of the oxen. Use all the wood to burn the offering.Your Majesty, I’ll give all of it to you.” Araunah continued,“ And may the Lord your God accept you.”

Lord, rise up! My God, save me! Strike all my enemies in the face. Break the teeth of sinful people.