And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
Genesis 14:18 - American Standard Version 2015 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of God Most High, American Standard Version (1901) And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. Common English Bible Now Melchizedek the king of Salem and the priest of El Elyon had brought bread and wine, Catholic Public Domain Version Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Melchisedech the king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine, for he was the priest of the most high God, |
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,\par\tab {\i And} oil to make his face to shine,\par\tab And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent:\par\tab Thou art a priest for ever\par\tab After the order of Melchizedek.
Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving;\par\tab And pay thy vows unto the Most High;
I will cry unto God Most High,\par\tab Unto God that performeth {\i all things} for me.
I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness,\par\tab And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.\par
In Salem also is his tabernacle,\par\tab And his dwelling-place in Zion.
There he brake the arrows of the bow;\par\tab The shield, and the sword, and the battle. {\i Selah
While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, {\i saying}, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee:
Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
Thus ye also shall offer a heave-offering unto Jehovah of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall give Jehovah's heave-offering to Aaron the priest.
He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in {\i houses} made with hands; as saith the prophet,
So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.\par
as he saith also in another {\i place},\par\tab {\b Thou art a priest for ever\par\tab After the order of Melchizedek.}
whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.\par
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.