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47:12. And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn
times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name
of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning.
47:13. The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and
he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel.
47:14. After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all
the power of the enemies.
47:15. Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies
under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a
sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth!
47:16. And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered
the earth.
47:17. And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad
to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace.
47:18. The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs,
and parables, and interpretations,
47:19. And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel.
47:20. Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as
lead,
47:21. And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast
brought under subjection.
47:22. Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring
wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,
47:23. That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of
Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.
47:24. But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy,
nor abolish his own works, neither will he cut up by the roots the
offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of
him that loveth the Lord.
47:25. Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same
stock.
47:26. And Solomon had an end with his fathers.
47:27. And he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation,
47:28. Even Roboam that had little wisdom, who turned away the people
through his counsel:
47:29. And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and
shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied
exceedingly.
47:30. They removed them far away from their land.
47:31. And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon
them, and put an end to all their sins.
Ecclesiasticus Chapte 48
The praise of Elias, of Eliseus, of Ezechias, and of Isaias.
48:1. And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like
a torch.
48:2. He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their
envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the
commandments of the Lord.
48:3. By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down
fire from heaven thrice.
48:4. Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory
like to thee?
48:5. Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by
the word of the Lord God.
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