- sat down:
- No doubt at this feast they sacrificed after the manner of the Egyptians. "And they calledª° the peopleª unto the sacrificesª of their gods:ª and the peopleª did eat,ª° and bowed downª° to their gods.ª" {Num 25:2} + "Then the lordsª of the Philistinesª gathered them togetherª° for to offerª° a greatª sacrificeª unto Dagonª their god,ª and to rejoice:ª for they said,ª° Our godª hath deliveredª°¹ Samsonª our enemyª° into our hand.ª ... And it came to pass,¹ when¹ their heartsª were merry,ª that they said,ª° Callª° for Samson,ª that he may make us sport.ª° And they calledª° for Samsonª out of the prison²° house;ª¹¹ and he made them² sport:ª°¹ and they setª° him between¹ the pillars.ª" {Jdg 16:23-25} + "And they lay [themselves] downª° upon¹ clothesª laid to pledgeª° byª every¹ altar,ª and they drinkª° the wineª of the condemnedª° [in] the houseª of their god.ª" {Ams 2:8} + "And I will turnª° your feastsª into mourning,ª and all¹ your songsª into lamentation;ª and I will bring upª° sackclothª upon¹ all¹ loins,ª and baldnessª upon¹ every¹ head;ª and I will makeª° it as the mourningª of an onlyª [son], and the endª thereof as a bitterª day.ª" {Ams 8:10} + "Andª they made a calfª° inª thoseª days,ª andª offeredª° sacrificeª unto the¹ idol,ª andª rejoicedª° inª the¹ worksª of their own²¹ hands.ª ... Thenª Godª turned,ª° andª gave²° them² upª°¹ to worshipª° the¹ hostª of heaven;ª as¹ it² is writtenª° inª the bookª of the¹ prophets,ª O ye houseª of Israel,ª have ye¹ offeredª²° to meª slain beastsª andª sacrificesª [by the space of] fortyª yearsª inª the¹ wilderness?ª" {Act 7:41-42} + "Neitherª be¹ ye²° idolaters,ª asª [were] someª of them;ª asª it is written,ª° The¹ peopleª sat downª° to eatª° andª drink,ª° andª rose upª° to play.ª°" {1Co 10:7} + "Andª they that dwellª° uponª the¹ earthª shall rejoiceª° overª them,ª andª make merry,ª° andª shall sendª° giftsª one to another;ª becauseª theseª twoª prophetsª tormentedª° them that dweltª° onª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 11:10}
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