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2 Chronicles 24-26 New International Version (NIV)
Joash Repairs the Temple
24 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
4 Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord. 5 He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now." But the Levites did not act at once.
6 Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, "Why haven't you required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the Lord and by the assembly of Israel for the tent of the covenant law?"
7 Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.
8 At the king's command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord. 9 A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness. 10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full. 11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king's officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money. 12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the Lord's temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.
13 The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it. 14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord's temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.
15 Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty. 16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
The Wickedness of Joash
17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. 18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God's anger came on Judah and Jerusalem. 19 Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.
20 Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, "This is what God says: 'Why do you disobey the Lord's commands? You will not prosper. Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.'"
21 But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord's temple. 22 King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah's father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, "May the Lord see this and call you to account."
23 At the turn of the year,[a] the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash. 25 When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad,[b] son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith[c] a Moabite woman. 27 The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.
Amaziah King of Judah
25 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly. 3 After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king. 4 Yet he did not put their children to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded: "Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children be put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin."[d]
5 Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield. 6 He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents[e] of silver.
7 But a man of God came to him and said, "Your Majesty, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim. 8 Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow."
9 Amaziah asked the man of God, "But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?"
The man of God replied, "The Lord can give you much more than that."
10 So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a great rage.
11 Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir. 12 The army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
13 Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take part in the war raided towns belonging to Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand people and carried off great quantities of plunder.
14 When Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down to them and burned sacrifices to them. 15 The anger of the Lord burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why do you consult this people's gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?"
16 While he was still speaking, the king said to him, "Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?"
So the prophet stopped but said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel."
17 After Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, he sent this challenge to Jehoash[f] son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel: "Come, let us face each other in battle."
18 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: "A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give your daughter to my son in marriage.' Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot. 19 You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?"
20 Amaziah, however, would not listen, for God so worked that he might deliver them into the hands of Jehoash, because they sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah. 22 Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah,[g] at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section about four hundred cubits[h] long. 24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom, together with the palace treasures and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.
25 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. 26 As for the other events of Amaziah's reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 27 From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they conspired against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there. 28 He was brought back by horse and was buried with his ancestors in the City of Judah.[i]
Uzziah King of Judah
26 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,[j] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother's name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. 4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. 5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear[k] of God. As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.
6 He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. 7 God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
11 Uzziah had a well-trained army, ready to go out by divisions according to their numbers as mustered by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officials. 12 The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. 14 Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army. 15 In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.
16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, "It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord God."
19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord's temple, leprosy[l] broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the Lord had afflicted him.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house[m]—leprous, and banned from the temple of the Lord. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
22 The other events of Uzziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 23 Uzziah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a cemetery that belonged to the kings, for people said, "He had leprosy." And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.
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2 Chronicles 29-34 New International Version (NIV)
Hezekiah Purifies the Temple
29 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done.
3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them. 4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side 5 and said: "Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary. 6 Our parents were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the Lord our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the Lord's dwelling place and turned their backs on him. 7 They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel. 8 Therefore, the anger of the Lord has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes. 9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity. 10 Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him and serve him, to minister before him and to burn incense."
12 Then these Levites set to work:
from the Kohathites,
Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;
from the Merarites,
Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;
from the Gershonites,
Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;
13 from the descendants of Elizaphan,
Shimri and Jeiel;
from the descendants of Asaph,
Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 from the descendants of Heman,
Jehiel and Shimei;
from the descendants of Jeduthun,
Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 When they had assembled their fellow Levites and consecrated themselves, they went in to purify the temple of the Lord, as the king had ordered, following the word of the Lord. 16 The priests went into the sanctuary of the Lord to purify it. They brought out to the courtyard of the Lord's temple everything unclean that they found in the temple of the Lord. The Levites took it and carried it out to the Kidron Valley. 17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and by the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the Lord. For eight more days they consecrated the temple of the Lord itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported: "We have purified the entire temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table for setting out the consecrated bread, with all its articles. 19 We have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz removed in his unfaithfulness while he was king. They are now in front of the Lord's altar."
20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials together and went up to the temple of the Lord. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs and seven male goats as a sin offering[a] for the kingdom, for the sanctuary and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer these on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splashed it against the altar; next they slaughtered the rams and splashed their blood against the altar; then they slaughtered the lambs and splashed their blood against the altar. 23 The goats for the sin offering were brought before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. 24 The priests then slaughtered the goats and presented their blood on the altar for a sin offering to atone for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
25 He stationed the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David and Gad the king's seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets. 26 So the Levites stood ready with David's instruments, and the priests with their trumpets.
27 Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. As the offering began, singing to the Lord began also, accompanied by trumpets and the instruments of David king of Israel. 28 The whole assembly bowed in worship, while the musicians played and the trumpets sounded. All this continued until the sacrifice of the burnt offering was completed.
29 When the offerings were finished, the king and everyone present with him knelt down and worshiped. 30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah said, "You have now dedicated yourselves to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the temple of the Lord." So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
32 The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred male lambs—all of them for burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The animals consecrated as sacrifices amounted to six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep and goats. 34 The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings; so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated, for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been. 35 There were burnt offerings in abundance, together with the fat of the fellowship offerings and the drink offerings that accompanied the burnt offerings.
So the service of the temple of the Lord was reestablished. 36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.
Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover
30 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel. 2 The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month. 3 They had not been able to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem. 4 The plan seemed right both to the king and to the whole assembly. 5 They decided to send a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, calling the people to come to Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel. It had not been celebrated in large numbers according to what was written.
6 At the king's command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read:
"People of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 Do not be like your parents and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful to the Lord, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror, as you see. 8 Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. 9 If you return to the Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."
10 The couriers went from town to town in Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, but people scorned and ridiculed them. 11 Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity of mind to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following the word of the Lord.
13 A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month. 14 They removed the altars in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the Lord. 16 Then they took up their regular positions as prescribed in the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them by the Levites. 17 Since many in the crowd had not consecrated themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all those who were not ceremonially clean and could not consecrate their lambs[b] to the Lord. 18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary." 20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people.
21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the Lord every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the Lord.[c]
22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised[d] the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
23 The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah provided a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and goats for the assembly, and the officials provided them with a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A great number of priests consecrated themselves. 25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and also those who resided in Judah. 26 There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place.
31 When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property.
Contributions for Worship
2 Hezekiah assigned the priests and Levites to divisions—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister, to give thanks and to sing praises at the gates of the Lord's dwelling. 3 The king contributed from his own possessions for the morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moons and at the appointed festivals as written in the Law of the Lord. 4 He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the Lord. 5 As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything. 6 The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the towns of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to the Lord their God, and they piled them in heaps. 7 They began doing this in the third month and finished in the seventh month. 8 When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and blessed his people Israel.
9 Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps; 10 and Azariah the chief priest, from the family of Zadok, answered, "Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over."
11 Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the temple of the Lord, and this was done. 12 Then they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes and dedicated gifts. Konaniah, a Levite, was the overseer in charge of these things, and his brother Shimei was next in rank. 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah were assistants of Konaniah and Shimei his brother. All these served by appointment of King Hezekiah and Azariah the official in charge of the temple of God.
14 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions made to the Lord and also the consecrated gifts. 15 Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shekaniah assisted him faithfully in the towns of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.
16 In addition, they distributed to the males three years old or more whose names were in the genealogical records—all who would enter the temple of the Lord to perform the daily duties of their various tasks, according to their responsibilities and their divisions. 17 And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions. 18 They included all the little ones, the wives, and the sons and daughters of the whole community listed in these genealogical records. For they were faithful in consecrating themselves.
19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around their towns or in any other towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among them and to all who were recorded in the genealogies of the Levites.
20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God's temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.
Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem
32 After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. 2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his officials and military staff about blocking off the water from the springs outside the city, and they helped him. 4 They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. "Why should the kings[e] of Assyria come and find plenty of water?" they said. 5 Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[f] of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.
6 He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words: 7 "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him. 8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles." And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.
9 Later, when Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces were laying siege to Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah king of Judah and for all the people of Judah who were there:
10 "This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: On what are you basing your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege? 11 When Hezekiah says, 'The Lord our God will save us from the hand of the king of Assyria,' he is misleading you, to let you die of hunger and thirst. 12 Did not Hezekiah himself remove this god's high places and altars, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, 'You must worship before one altar and burn sacrifices on it'?
13 "Do you not know what I and my predecessors have done to all the peoples of the other lands? Were the gods of those nations ever able to deliver their land from my hand? 14 Who of all the gods of these nations that my predecessors destroyed has been able to save his people from me? How then can your god deliver you from my hand? 15 Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you and mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my predecessors. How much less will your god deliver you from my hand!"
16 Sennacherib's officers spoke further against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 The king also wrote letters ridiculing the Lord, the God of Israel, and saying this against him: "Just as the gods of the peoples of the other lands did not rescue their people from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand." 18 Then they called out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to terrify them and make them afraid in order to capture the city. 19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands.
20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to heaven about this. 21 And the Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons, his own flesh and blood, cut him down with the sword.
22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all others. He took care of them[g] on every side. 23 Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the Lord and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah. From then on he was highly regarded by all the nations.
Hezekiah's Pride, Success and Death
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. He prayed to the Lord, who answered him and gave him a miraculous sign. 25 But Hezekiah's heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord's wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. 26 Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the Lord's wrath did not come on them during the days of Hezekiah.
27 Hezekiah had very great wealth and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver and gold and for his precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuables. 28 He also made buildings to store the harvest of grain, new wine and olive oil; and he made stalls for various kinds of cattle, and pens for the flocks. 29 He built villages and acquired great numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him very great riches.
30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook. 31 But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon to ask him about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart.
32 The other events of Hezekiah's reign and his acts of devotion are written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 33 Hezekiah rested with his ancestors and was buried on the hill where the tombs of David's descendants are. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him when he died. And Manasseh his son succeeded him as king.
Manasseh King of Judah
33 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, "My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever." 5 In both courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6 He sacrificed his children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.
7 He took the image he had made and put it in God's temple, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, "In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. 8 I will not again make the feet of the Israelites leave the land I assigned to your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them concerning all the laws, decrees and regulations given through Moses." 9 But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. 11 So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. 12 In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.
14 Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.
15 He got rid of the foreign gods and removed the image from the temple of the Lord, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city. 16 Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17 The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.
18 The other events of Manasseh's reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.[h] 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.[i] 20 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.
Amon King of Judah
21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. 22 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made. 23 But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.
24 Amon's officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. 25 Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
Josiah's Reforms
34 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.
3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols. 4 Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, 7 he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
8 In the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, to purify the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city, with Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the temple of the Lord his God.
9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the temple of God, which the Levites who were the gatekeepers had collected from the people of Manasseh, Ephraim and the entire remnant of Israel and from all the people of Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 Then they entrusted it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the Lord's temple. These men paid the workers who repaired and restored the temple. 11 They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to purchase dressed stone, and timber for joists and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.
12 The workers labored faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments— 13 had charge of the laborers and supervised all the workers from job to job. Some of the Levites were secretaries, scribes and gatekeepers.
The Book of the Law Found
14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that had been given through Moses. 15 Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord." He gave it to Shaphan.
16 Then Shaphan took the book to the king and reported to him: "Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them. 17 They have paid out the money that was in the temple of the Lord and have entrusted it to the supervisors and workers." 18 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.
19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his robes. 20 He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah,[j] Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king's attendant: 21 "Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for the remnant in Israel and Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord's anger that is poured out on us because those who have gone before us have not kept the word of the Lord; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book."
22 Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him[k] went to speak to the prophet Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath,[l] the son of Hasrah,[m] keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the New Quarter.
23 She said to them, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, 24 'This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people—all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah. 25 Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and aroused my anger by all that their hands have made,[n] my anger will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.' 26 Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: 27 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the Lord. 28 Now I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place and on those who live here.'"
So they took her answer back to the king.
29 Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord.
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Dining Gourmet Style with Chef Sara Moulton
In November 2006, The Viking Life partnered with Gourmet magazine to host a special luncheon to benefit the New Orleans Restaurant Renewal Fund. The Magazine of Good Living opened its doors to 16 food enthusiasts, who indulged in a one-of-a-kind epicurean experience in the Gourmet Private Dining Room. Gourmet's Executive Chef Sara Moulton and Chef De Cuisine Jennifer Day prepared a delicious menu, while their Wine & Spirits Expert paired the cuisine with his top wine selections.
The Viking Life event took place in this exclusive venue that is rarely open to the public.
Sixteen guests were dazzled with a delectable five-course menu, and Sarah Moulton greeted them and went over the sumptuous courses as they mingled with other food lovers and enjoyed their one-of-a-kind feast.
The Viking Life event raised $1,600 to benefit the New Orleans Restaurant Renewal Fund. Guests left the exclusive event full of delicious cuisine and an elegant gift bag that included a leather Viking cooking mitt, The Best of Gourmet cookbook, and a recent issue of Gourmet magazine.
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Utica 43, Hartwick 7 - Football Final
Oneonta, NY (10/20/2012) – The Utica College football team put together its second straight dominant Empire 8 Conference performance, this time topping host Hartwick College 43-7 at Wright Stadium on Saturday. The Pioneers once against controlled play on both sides of the ball for 60 minutes and they have now outscored their opponents 83-7 over the course of their last two conference victories. UC advanced its record to 5-2 overall for the second straight year and the Pioneers moved into a second place tie with a 3-1 overall record in the E8. UC has incredible momentum headed into their toughest stretch of the season, with their final three games coming against conference and national powers Alfred, Salisbury and St. John Fisher.
"For two straight weeks we have put together a complete game. This is the type of football we would like to bring to the table every Saturday," said Faggiano of his teams convincing win over the Hawks. "We have worked hard to get to this point and now we have to finish strong. We're going to take it one day at a time. We still have facets of the game that we think we can get a little better at and we have to game plan for a very tough Alfred team. Every game from here on out is going to be our biggest challenge of the year - it's an exciting position to be in."
One of the most impressive aspects of the Pioneers' game was their rushing attack, which totaled 219 yards on the ground. Junior back Jesse Baldassare led the way with a career-best 153 yards, marking his third 100 yard performance of the year. Mike Cottle chipped in with 66 yards of his own on the ground, on just eight carries. The big running game led to the Pioneers' second straight 500 yard performance as a team, while the defense shut the door on the home team, holding the Hawks to just 24 yards rushing and 224 total yards. UC finished with 582 yards of total offense.
The Pioneers are beginning to finish games strong, outscoring the host Hawks 30-0 in the final 31:26 of play. It all started with two scores late in the second quarter when UC held a three point advantage. Senior tight end Matt Dunn and Benkwitt hooked up for a 14 yard score with 1:26 left in the first half of play, pushing the Pioneers to a ten point advantage 17-7. Dunn finished the afternoon with a team-best six catches for 127 yards. On the Hawks ensuing drive sophomore safety James Lenahan came up with his team-best fifth interception of the season, setting up a 22 yard field goal with three ticks left on the first half clock to put UC up by 13 at half time. Lenahan needs just two more INT's to tie the school-record set by Jon Klosner back in 2002. The field goal marked Woodburn's second of the afternoon and he totaled 10 points overall on the day.
The second half proved to be all UC, as it outscored the home team 23-0, despite scoring just three of those points in the third quarter, once again from the foot of Woodburn - this time from 30 yards out.
Jeremy Meier, who has caught at least one touchdown in five of the last six games, continued to impress by catching a seven yard TD from Andrew Benkwitt to open the fourth quarter scoring. Meier had a relatively quiet afternoon, catching three balls for 39 yards, but he did inch one step closer to the school's single season touchdown record of 12. Meier has 11 this year and he also needs just 152 yards receiving to become the first single season 1,000 yard receiver in school-history. Benkwitt posted his fifth 300 yard game this season, completing 24-of-32 passes for 324 yards and four touchdowns. His impressive day did not come without his fair share of pressure, as the Hawks tallied four sacks on the afternoon. Benkwitt has thrown for an incredible 16 touchdowns in the last four games.
Senior receiver Paul Smith caught his third touchdown of the year in the fourth quarter to help UC seal the victory. He finished the day with a career-best six catches for 73 yards. Sean Jones added four catches for 43, including the game's first score.
The Pioneers, who scored on eight of their first 11 possessions, were determined to break the trend of close games between the two rivals. Headed into the contest, seven of their last ten meetings were decided by ten points or less, including four which were decided by three points or less. Tight end Chris Williams closed out the scoring with 2:54 left in the contest, off a 17 yard pass from backup quarterback Connor Butkiewicz. Butkiewicz was seeing late game action for the second consecutive week, and he has not disappointed, completing 9-of-14 attempts for 91 yards and a TD. Ten different Pioneers caught at least one ball from Benkwitt and Butkiewicz.
The UC defense could not be overlooked, as it recorded seven sacks and two interceptions. Dana Christofferson led the Pioneers with seven solo tackles and one sack, while Genaro Scampon made five stuffs and added a sack of his own. Michael Herbeger continued his surge towards the top of the Pioneers' all-time sack list, tallying his third sack in the last two weeks. Anthony Cipoletti, Jerrod Clowes and freshman Nick Woodman (first of his career) were all credited with sacks as well. Xavier Richardson picked off a pass for the Pioneers.
The Pioneers return home on Saturday when they take on Alfred University at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium at 2 p.m. A fourth-quarter comeback came up just short as Alfred lost to host Salisbury, 24-21, Saturday afternoon in a battle of nationally-ranked Empire 8 Conference leaders.
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Rainbow Connection: Adding Happy Bursts of Color to Small Spaces
I was jumping in puddles with my toddler and as luck would have it, we spotted a glamorous rainbow. He was delighted, to say the least. Upon reflection, he asked "Take it home?" I tried to think of an explanation, but decided to tell him we would make our own. Looking for a rainbow connection in your home?
There was quite a bit of rainbow design inspiration online, but I narrowed it down to adding just a little burst of color to my small space. Here are a few of my favorites:
Photo One: I adore this staircase. I would like to build a second level just so I could include something similar in my home! Not a practical idea for most of us, but an inspirational notion perhaps? I do have an attic ladder that I could transform…
Photo Two: These rainbow acrylic chairs are lovely. The combination with the white "lofty" space gives the entire design an ethereal rainbow quality. Find similar chairs here.
Photo Three: Adding bursts of color to a kitchen cabinet is my favorite way to make a small but fun change in my home. Start scouring your local thrift shop for vintage cups, bowls and vases for a cheap and chic rainbow fix. Anthroplogie is also a great source for colorful ceramics and glassware.
Photo Four: I am so enamoured with this rainbow wall! I want to create something similar in my home. Maybe on the closet door in my little one's bedroom. I think this would be fabulous on an entry wall too…if I only had one!
Photo Five: Feeling like you want to keep your burst of color simple and dignified? Sift through your book library and stack a colorful collection of your favorite classics.
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Verifying Voice Quality
When VoIP calls are properly established, the next step is to verify that the voice quality is good. You should consider the following guidelines as you attempt to achieve good voice quality:
- Understand how much bandwidth a VoIP call consumes with each codec, including Layer 2 and IP/UDP/RTP headers. For more information about VoIP bandwidth consumption, refer to Voice Over IP - Per Call Bandwidth Consumption, document ID 7934.
- Understand the characteristics of the IP network over which the calls travel. For example, the bandwidth of a Frame Relay network at CIR is much different than that above-CIR (or burst), where packets could be dropped or queued in the Frame-Relay cloud. Ensure that delay and jitter are controlled and eliminated as much as possible. One-way transmit delay should not exceed 150 ms (per G.114 recommendation).
- Use a queuing technique that allows VoIP traffic to be identified and prioritized.
- When transmitting VoIP over low-speed links, consider using Layer 2 packet fragmentation techniques, such as Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol (MLPPP) with Link Fragmentation and Interleaving (LFI) on point-to-point links, or FRF.12 on Frame Relay links. Fragmentation of larger data packets allows less jitter and delay in transmitting VoIP traffic because the VoIP packets can be interleaved onto the link.
- Try the call with a different codec and with the voice activity detector (VAD) enabled and disabled to possibly narrow down the issue to the digital signal processor (DSP), as opposed to the IP network.
With VoIP, when you are troubleshooting QoS issues, look especially for dropped packets and network bottlenecks that can cause delay and jitter.
Specifically, look for the following:
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- Buffer drops
- Policy-map drops
- Interface congestion
- Link congestion
Each interface in the path of the VoIP call should be examined and drops and congestion should be eliminated. Also, round-trip delay should be reduced as much as possible. Pings between the VoIP end points give an indication of the round trip delay of a link. The round trip delay should not exceed 300 ms whenever possible. If the delay does have to exceed this value, efforts should also be taken to ensure this delay is constant, so that you do not introduce jitter or variable delay.
When low latency queueing (LLQ) is set up, you can check policy-map drops by looking for packets that match the priority class by entering the show policy interface serial command. This shows how much traffic is matching the priority class and how much bandwidth is used.
Ensure that the Cisco IOS queuing mechanism is placing the VoIP packets within the proper queues. Cisco IOS commands, such as show queue and show priority can help you to verify queueing.
Measuring QoS
Cisco offers several options for monitoring QoS in networks using VoIP solutions. Cisco offers tools that provide information about the voice quality you are experiencing by measuring delay, jitter, and packet loss. Cisco solutions do not measure voice quality using Perceptual Speech Quality Measurement (PSQM) or some of the new proposed algorithms for voice quality measurement. Tools from outside vendors are available for this purpose.
When implementing service policies using the QoS command line interface (CLI), start with the Cisco Class-Based QoS Configuration and Statistics Management Information Base (MIB). This MIB provides read access to QoS configuration and statistics information for Cisco platforms that support the Modular QoS CLI. Statistics available through this MIB include summary counts and rates by traffic class before and after any configured QoS policies are enforced. In addition, detailed feature-specific statistics are available for select PolicyMap features. See Cisco MIBs for the object IDs.
In addition, Cisco offers the following software tools for monitoring QoS:
- Network monitoring using Cisco Service Assurance Agent (Cisco SSA)-The response time and availability monitoring capabilities of this tool include support for VoIP, QoS, and the World Wide Web. The Cisco SSA is an application-aware synthetic operation agent that monitors network performance by measuring key metrics such as response time, availability, jitter (interpacket delay variance), connect time, throughput, and packet loss. These metrics can be used for troubleshooting, for analysis before problems occur, and for designing future network topologies. This tool is designed more for trending, rather than real-time monitoring. Refer to Using Cisco Service Assurance Agent and Internetwork Performance Monitor to Manage Quality of Service in Voice over IP Networks for more information.
- Cisco Gateway Management Agent (CGMA)-The only real-time management Cisco IOS software agent and protocol for VoIP. The CGMA is a new gateway Cisco IOS agent that provides real-time call-state information for all VoIP calls. CGMA supports a push protocol, in which certain call-state changes result in a message being sent out of CGMA by the gateways. The interface from the CGMA is the Real Time Management Protocol (RTMP). RTMP is a lightweight XML-based protocol that uses TCP as the transport protocol. This solution allows Service Providers to monitor their calls (session initiation protocol (SIP) and H.323 networks), viewing call detail records (CDRs) and trunk utilization in real time. The validated gateways for the CGMA include the Cisco 2600 series, the Cisco 3600 series, and the Cisco 5000 series. The Cisco IOS that has been validated on all gateways is the 12.2(2)XB mainline release.
- CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager (QPM)-QPM provides a scalable platform for defining, applying, and monitoring QoS policy on a system-wide basis for Cisco devices, including routers and switches.
- QPM enables you to baseline profile network traffic, create QoS policies at an abstract level, control the deployment of policies, and then monitor QoS to verify intended results. As a centralized tool QPM is used to monitor and provision QoS for groups of interfaces and devices.
- QPM provides a web-based intuitive user interface to define QoS policies, and translates those policies into the device's command line interface (CLI) commands.
- QPM runs on the CiscoWorks Common Services server, which can be installed as a standalone server, or as an add-on to CD One 5th Edition. CiscoWorks Common Services provides the infrastructure required by QPM to run from the CiscoWorks desktop environment, and also provides management of user roles and privileges, allowing you to control who gets access to specific tasks in QPM.


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I can provide the public rebuttles if you wish, proof if you will.
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(I removed the original Macedonian to shorten the block quote.)After reading through that, it seems to be nothing more than someone else's accusations offered as proof of the substance of your own. Merely repeating accusations doesn't prove them; offer us something substantive.
BESIDES, now that I think of it, SouthernSerb also made outlandish claims that a certain politician or politicians, somehow, forced Macedonian Bishops not to accept the Nis working agreement. I asked for substative proof, but no moderator tact a nice green message regarding this ... WOW, I guess bearing false witness only pertains to M74. (Except it seems I have more proof, even if not from amnesty international, than others.)
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Well, I suppose that SouthSerb's claims could use a bit of backing up, but they differed from yours in that yours was targeted (a) at a named individual, which means that it could be considered (b) libel, unless you back it up. His meanwhile were targeted at an anonymous group, and thus don't fall into that category. Add to this the fact that your accusation was against a hierarch of the church, and the explanation for the green text is complete.Now, if one were to make claims about one of your bishops in the same way, then we would demand proof as well. Sometimes things slip by (like how many people get to take pot-shots at the EP without being called out on it, which I absolutely hate), but otherwise we're trying to be fair to our Church leaders as much as we can, even if we don't agree with them (as many of us don't agree with yours and vice-versa).
Well, I think the burden of proof was on the Bishop, and since he was already tried, convicted, served his time, and now released,
In essense, I was asked to provide proof as if I had made this whole situation up when in actuality it took place in the Court system.
In any case, it's rather easy to character 'assasinate' in the internet age,
How is it possible for me to be making something up about a person who was already: accused, tried, convicted, served, and released, and it to be considered libel?
No. The burden of proof remains with you to support your accusations and prove what the International Community believes is incorrect, namely, that Archbishop Jovan is a Prisoner of Conscience. No. You were asked to provide proof for your own accusations against the Archbishop. All that you have done so far is to repeat another's accusations.The International Community, including the State Department, stated on the same token that Bishop Jovan was a bit over dramatic in his claims. Furthermore, the US State Departments' only qualm is with the law for registration for religious groups. This is pretty general don't you think.One's own life experience isn't an accusation. Why don't you prove that what Deacon Toni wrote isn't the truth? Our Lord Jesus Christ was accused, tried and convicted and served His sentence. Are you saying that He deserved it? Are you saying that it is not blasphemy and false accusation to say He was justifiably crucified? Did the Martyrs and Confessors justifiably deserve their fates?12 hours remain. If you cannot provide proof for your accusations, I would strongly urge you to withdraw them. Dialogue is important in this situation, and making unsubstatiated accusations against other's Bishops is not dialogue. We don't dialogue with one another by desecrating what the other holds sacred. So please, for the sake of continuing dialogue, please either provide proof as requested or withdraw your accusations.
Chris,Just step back a little from your emotional reactions if you can.No one here would like to stop dialoguing with you. The painful situation between the MOC and Orthodoxy throughout the world needs dialogue. But you are not dialoguing. You have simply insulted an heirarch with accusations that SCOBA, the Oecumenical Patriuarchate, the SOC, have all said are false and have all written to demand the release of the heirarch they consider falsely accused. What you are saying is that the Oecumenical Patriarchate, SCOBA and the SOC are all wrong, and you are right. That's a big claim which demands big proof. Your personal opinion of Archbishop Jovan is entirely your own, and you are entitled to it, but if we are going to talk, lets not use childish insults of one another's heirarchs, and cowardly hide behind the claim that we are justified in doing so because the civil courts have. If Christians are now to decide guilt or innocence based on what the State says, then as I pointed out, Our Lord, the Martyrs and Confessors all deserved their fates.All you can say is that the civil courts of Macedonia have condemned Archbishop Jovan. This is true. But if you want to say, as you have, that he has deserved this fate (in opposition to what the Orthodox Church throughout the world has said), then you are required to prove this, or withdraw it.George
Maybe it is not directly offensive to someone in the OCA or AOC because they do not know what is going on in the Balkans, but I think all Orthodox Christians stand together and agree that insulting Hierarchs is not the way to go.
Furthermore, I did not "point the finger" at any Hierarchs in your Church, but what I wrote is consistent with the facts as they panned out, don't you agree?
1. Do you agree that your Bishops signed Nis? (I think the answer is yes).
2. Do you agree that the 4 Serbian Bishops believed they had an agreement? (I think the answer is yes).
3. Do you agree that the Macedonians only discarded the "proposed" agreement (as you say), when they came back to Macedonia? (I think the answer is yes).
4. Do you agree that after they presented this agreement to their Synod, it was rejected (even by the three who originally signed it as acceptable)? (I think the answer is yes).
5. Do you agree that only Archbishop Jovan agreed with the Nis agreement (from your Synod) in its original form, after your Bishops returned to Macedonia? (I think the answer is yes).
Your version is that Archbishop Jovan (the "place libelous phrases here) was guided by greed and ambition to split from his Church, is that correct? (Again, I think it is yes).
My version is that your Hierarchs caved under political pressure.
If Archbishop Jovan was seeking power (the title of Archbishop I presume is what you mean), do you not think he could forsee what was about to happen to him? In a "worldly" sense, how did he benefit? He didn't. He lost everything (again in a worldly sense). He has been beaten up, harrassed, had his Churches vandalized and destroyed, and he was wrongly accused and convicted.
In a spiritual sense though, he gained everything. He came back into communion with the Church and showed that to him his Orthodoxy is above it all. He once said in an interview something to the effect of "I don't care to be a Serb or a Macedonian, I wish I could say I'm a Byzantine". To me, that statement symbolizes a love for the "golden age" of our Church (if you will).
Why is the Macedonian identity more important than being in communion with the rest of Orthodoxy? (When I ask that, don't think I don't know that a HUGE percentage of the Serbian population thinks being Serbian is more important than being Orthodox, but I want to know why you feel it is more important).
So, now we are not to respect our secular institutions? I cannot withdraw what I said since I would not be true to myself and my beliefs if I did. Besides what sort of dialogue are we to have if you assume everything that comes out of my mouth is a lie before I even say it?? It's fruitless really ...
Your personal opinion of Archbishop Jovan is entirely your own, and you are entitled to it, but if we are going to talk, lets not use childish insults of one another's heirarchs, and cowardly hide behind the claim that we are justified in doing so because the civil courts have.
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Hamilton got a record 11 million votes in All-Star balloting last year. No one has attracted so many votes — not Ken Griffey Jr., not Albert Pujols, not Ichiro Suzuki. From coast to coast, the fans wanted to see Hamilton.
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"I never want to go unless I deserve to go," he said. "Obviously, this year, as far as the numbers go, I don't deserve to go.
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"The talent is still there. When he runs into one, he hits it 500 feet. His pitch selection has been brutal. It's more about his approach, or lack of one."
Hamilton acknowledges as much, and in fact his pitch selection has improved markedly in recent days. He has swung at 40.4% of pitches outside the strike zone this season, down from 45.4% last season, according to Fangraphs data through Friday's games. Howie Kendrick swings at more pitches outside the strike zone.
But, as Yasiel Puig proves daily, swinging at a bad pitch is not so bad if you can hit it, preferably hard. Hamilton is the only player this season to swing at more than 40% of pitches out of the strike zone and fail to make contact with at least 44% of them, according to Fangraphs.
Jerry Dipoto, the Angels' general manager, says Hamilton has put in the time to see what has gone wrong, and to try to fix it. Does Dipoto believe Hamilton remains capable of putting up numbers similar to the ones he put up in Texas?
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The Angels understood that a five-year contract that took Hamilton to age 36 might turn sour at some point, but not so soon. For now, they still believe.
"Five years from now, we can sit down, and then ask me about the investment in the man," owner Arte Moreno told USA Today recently. (Moreno has declined interview requests from The Times and other local media outlets all year.)
Hamillton is rare among major league players, and not just for his extraordinary skills. He is not afraid to discuss his fears and his failures.
The first month in Anaheim went bad, and then the second, and Hamilton assured everyone he had endured bad streaks and always had emerged from them. By June, he said, he had lost his confidence, at least for a couple weeks.
"There are times when you feel frustrated, the confidence is down, you beat your head in trying to work harder, and you do everything you can to have results," he said. "Sometimes, they're just not there.
"But for the guys that came after you and signed you to still have confidence in you and understand the work you're doing, that is refreshing."
In those low moments, did he consider that this might not be a slump, that this might be who he is for these five years?
"No," he said. "Not that bad. I'm only human. When things aren't going well, it's either throw a pity party for yourself or keep fighting."
By not building the kind of impenetrable fort around him that so many star players do, Hamilton reveals himself to be a real person, flaws and all. To his critics, many of them with Texas license plates, this makes Hamilton a bit of a drama queen. He could just keep quiet.
But struggles with sinuses, allergies, tobacco, caffeine and work are parts of everyday life for many Americans, not just the few with the talent to hit a curveball. Hamilton talks openly about his battles with drug and alcohol abuse, and the salvation he has found in Christianity.
In comparison, three months of bad baseball is nothing.
"Yeah," he said, "that is definitely right. But, at the same time, you've got a lot of people you want to do well for. Obviously, first of all, the person that gave you the talent.
"But I don't want to be a butt in here. There is only so much cheering and encouraging you can do. You have to go out there and get results."
It would hardly be possible to get better results than Miguel Cabrera or Chris Davis, and yet each got 3 million fewer All-Star votes this year than Hamilton did last year. You can argue that widespread Internet balloting made it possible for Hamilton to get more votes than Griffey, Pujols or Suzuki, but the technological advances –- and a triple crown last year, and the possibility of another this year — still left Cabrera well shy of Hamilton in baseball's annual popularity contest.
The player closest to falling as far as Hamilton might from one year to the next, according to STATS: Dodgers Hall of Fame member Roy Campanella, who hit .312 with 41 home runs and 142 RBIs in 1953, then .207 with 19 home runs and 51 RBIs in 1954. Campanella was limited to 446 at-bats in 1954; he sat out a month after surgery to his left hand and wrist.
In 1955, at 33, Campanella was selected most valuable player. There is hope in that, for one of baseball's most popular players and his anxious new employers. Hope, and faith.


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