him in the ears ords: and their they said, He is e and ten pieces -herewith Abima followed him. phirah, and slew threescore and g, yet Jo'tham, he hid himself. her, and all the ech king by the

went and stood o his voice, and me, ye men of The trees

u.

hem; and they
But the olive

ness, wherewith

to be promoted
fig tree, Come
them,
aid unto
d fruit, and go
the trees unto
d the vine said
cheereth God

s?
e, Come thou,
o the trees, If
come and put

within the city, and thither fled all all they of the city, and shut it to the top of the tower. And Abimel and fought against it, and went h tower to burn it with fire. And piece of a millstone upon Abim break his skull. Then he called h his armor-bearer, and said unto h slay me, that men say not of me, his young man thrust him through, the men of Israel saw that Ab departed every man unto his pla the wickedness of Abimelech, whi in slaying his seventy brethren; a of Shechem did God render upor them came the curse of Jotham th

LESSON X

THE HISTORY O

1. Now it came to pass in th ruled, that there was a famine in man of Bethlehem-judah went to s Moab, he, and his wife, and his two the man was Elim'elech, and the and the name of his two sons Ma Elim'elech, Na'omi's husband, died

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aid unto her two daughters in law, mother's house: the Lord deal ave dealt with the dead, and with a that ye may find rest, each of you Dand. Then she kissed them; and and wept.

her, Surely we will return with thee aomi said, Turn again, my daughth me? And they lifted up their nd Orpah kissed her mother in law;

And she said, Behold, thy sister her people, and unto her gods: rein law. And Ruth said, Entreat me turn from following after thee: for go; and where thou lodgest, I will - my people, and thy God my God: ie, and there will I be buried: the re also, if aught but death part thee that she was steadfastly minded to speaking unto her.

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ntil they came to Bethlehem. And y were come to Bethlehem, that all at them, and they said, Is this Naothem, Call me not Naomi, call me ath dealt very bitterly with me. Lord hath brought me home again e me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath he Almighty hath afflicted me? So th the Moabitess, her daughter in rned out of the country of Moab: em in the beginning of barley har

set over th damsel tha Moab and after the rea continued e

go

fr

a little in t
thou not, my
neither
let thine eye
after them.
7. Then

ground, and
eyes, that the
a stranger?
fully been s
mother in la
thou hast left
nativity, and
heretofore.
ward be giver
wings thou a
favor in thy

me, and for th
maid, though
8. And wh
ed his young
sheaves, and
handfuls on
glean them, a
field until eve
was about an
went into the

Moab and she said, I pray you, after the reapers among the sheave continued even from the morning a little in the house. Then said thou not, my daughter? Go not neither go from hence, but abide let thine eyes be on the field that after them.

7. Then she fell on her face, ground, and said unto him, Why h that thou shouldest take kno

eyes,

a stranger? And Boaz answered fully been showed me all that t mother in law since the death of thou hast left thy father and thy m nativity, and art come unto a peop heretofore. The Lord recompens ward be given thee of the Lord G wings thou art come to trust. T favor in thy sight, my lord; for me, and for that thou hast spoken maid, though I be not like unto on

8. And when she was risen up ed his young men, saying, Let h sheaves, and reproach her not: an handfuls on purpose for her, and glean them, and rebuke her not. field until even, and beat out that was about an eph'ah of barley. went into the city: and her mothe

out with his maidens, that they field. So she kept fast by the into the end of barley harvest and elt with her mother in law. Ruth, and she was his wife. o Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, s day without a kinsman, that his ael. And he shall be unto thee a nourisher of thine old age; for loveth thee, which is better to hath borne a son. And Naomi in her bosom, and became nurse her neighbors gave it a name, -n to Naomi; and they called his ther of Jesse, the father of David,

My month is er
mies;
Because I rejoi
There is none h

For there is non
Neither is there
Talk no more s
Let not arroga
mouth:

For the Lord is a
And by him acti
The bows of the
ken,
And they that
with strength.

3. The Lord kill
He bringeth do
bringeth up.
The Lord mak
rich:

4. Now th not the Lord. a child, girde

made him a li

SON XX.

PIETY OF SAMUEL.

uel i. 21, &c.]

his house, went up to offer unto ce, and his vow. But Hannah unto her husband, I will not go d, and then I will bring him, that Lord, and there abide forever. ed him, she took him up with he house of the Lord in Shiloh:

And they slew a bullock, and

when she can

fice. Now H

And he said
of your evil d
it is no good
to transgress.
shall judge hi
entreat for hi
5. And th

him, THE I
deed, that th
walk before m
from me; for