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The Bible Story Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Bible Story novel. A total of 337 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Bible Story.by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood.FOREWORD The f
The Bible Story.by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood.FOREWORD The five volumes of THE BIBLE STORY have served to beautify and cla.s.sify the Bible and are simple and complete in themselves. They do not require explanation or enrichmen
- 237 {109} _It is a Sin to Get Angry_."Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment': but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in dange
- 236 Thou dost call us! may we ever To Thy call attentive be; Give our hearts to Thine obedience, Rise, leave all, and follow Thee.--_Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander._ {102} HAIL TO THE LORD'S ANOINTED.Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son; Ha
- 235 Pa.s.sing along by the sea of Galilee, Jesus saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea: for they were fishers. And he said unto them, "Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men."And straightway they left the nets, and
- 234 Jesus saith unto her, "Go, call thy husband, and come hither."The woman answered and said unto him, "I have no husband."Jesus saith unto her, "Thou saidst well, 'I have no husband': for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not
- 233 Nathanael saith unto him, "Whence knowest thou me?" Jesus answered and said unto him, "Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee."Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, thou art the Son of G.o.d; thou art King of Israel."Jesu
- 232 This picture shows Jesus taking leave of Mary before beginning his ministry.[End ill.u.s.tration]{69} Then he permitted him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spir
- 231 And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His name?Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through b.l.o.o.d.y seas?Are there no foes for me to face?Must I not stem the flood?Is t
- 230 By O. Mengelberg "Oh! say not, dream not, heavenly notes To childish ears are vain, That the young mind at random floats And cannot reach the strain."Was not our Lord a little child, Taught by degrees to pray, By father dear and mother mild Instructed d
- 229 [End ill.u.s.tration]{37} I THE NATIVITY _How the Lord Jesus Was Born in a Stable_.(In the days of the Roman Emperor Augustus, a census of all the people of the empire was taken. Everyone went to his own city to be counted in the census. And Joseph also w
- 228 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world: Above its sad and lonely plains They bend on hovering wing.And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing.O y
- 227 I The Nativity. 37 II The Wise Men. 41 III A Journey to the Land of the Pharaohs. 45 IV The Boyhood of Jesus. 49 2 _How the Lord Jesus began to win the love of many people_. 61 I The Baptism of Jesus. 65 II The Temptation in the Wilderness. 70 III The Fir
- 226 Arise, s.h.i.+ne; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.--_Isaiah 60:1_.{507} Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.--_Isaiah 66:1_.Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and
- 225 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.--_Psalms 103:1_.But, as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which G.o.d hath prepared for them that love him.--_
- 224 _Ethiopians_. Just at this time the people of the distant south ruled Egypt, and they were known as Ethiopians._Asherim, Asheroth_. (See note on Elijah and Elisha.) The name Asheroth is formed as though there were a G.o.ddess Asherah._s.h.i.+ps of Tars.h.
- 223 _Zidon_. One of the great cities of commerce in the ancient world. It traded with Egypt, Greece, Carthage, and even distant Spain. It is still a town of some importance, with ruins of the ancient walls and towers about the harbor._Baal and Asherah_. Symbo
- 222 Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; and he went down to Jericho, himself and Mattathias and Judas his sons, in the hundred and seventy and seventh year, in the eleventh month: and the
- 221 [Ill.u.s.tration]JERUSALEM From an old photograph in the possession of the Springfield Public Library, and used by kind permission.This is a beautiful picture of a portion of that city which was so greatly beloved by the people of Judah.[End ill.u.s.trati
- 220 {459} XX._How Jonathan and Two Valiant Captains Stood Against a Host_.And Jonathan heard that Demetrius' princes were come to Kedesh, which is in Galilee, with a great host, purposing to remove him from his office; and he went to meet them, but Simon his
- 219 Good success be to the Romans, and to the nation of the Jews, by sea and by land for ever: the sword also and the {448} enemy be far from them. But if war arise for Rome first, or any of their confederates in all their dominion, the nation of the Jews sha
- 218 And the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming over against them: and they went out of the camp to battle. And they that were with Judas sounded their trumpets, and joined battle, and the Gentiles were discomfited, and fled into the plain. Bu
- 217 _How a Thousand Jews Were Slaughtered Because They Would Not Fight on the Sabbath Day_.Then many that sought after justice and judgment, went out into the wilderness, to dwell there, they, and their sons, and their wives, and their cattle; because evils w
- 216 _Philip, pretender to Syrian crown_._Demetrius I., king of Syria_._Syrian generals under Demetrius_._Bacchides_, _Nicanor_, _Alexander Bolas, A general who contested with Demetrius for the Syrian crown_._Demetrius II., king of Syria_._Antiochus, son of Bo
- 215 {404} MENAHEM.(Although Menahem was able to wrest the crown away from Shallum, he did not prove to be much of a soldier. It was in his reign perhaps that the a.s.syrians first came into the territory of Israel, though they had been in Philistia before, wh
- 214 And he said, "Take them alive."And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.{397} And when he was departed thence, he came upon Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet h
- 213 The account of other events of this reign not given here, and how the king, already sick from arrow wounds received in battle, was killed by an arrow from the strong bow of Jehu, will be found in the "Stories of Elijah and Elisha" in this volume. Joram
- 212 And he said, "Therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the Lord said, 'Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-g
- 211 (The son of Baasha, the adventurer, seems to have been as weak and incompetent as his father was ready and daring. While his army was off to the wars, he stayed at home and indulged his appet.i.tes. He was "drinking himself drunk" in the house of his st
- 210 And he said, "I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: for it was said to me by the word of the Lord, 'Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the w
- 209 JEHOIACHIN.(Jehoiachin had hardly begun his reign before the city of Jerusalem yielded to the a.s.saults of the armies of Babylon, and the king, with the flower of the nation, men, women, and children, artisans and soldiers, were carried away into captivi
- 208 {332} JEHOAHAZ.(Jehoahaz was the third son of Josiah, but was made king after the death of his father over the heads of his brothers. His reign lasted only three months. Neco the Egyptian, conqueror of Josiah at Megiddo, sent a detachment to Jerusalem whi
- 207 And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of G.o.d, of which G.o.d said to David {318} and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ev
- 206 It is generally supposed that the tunnel was made during the reign of King Hezekiah.[End ill.u.s.tration]{305} For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered
- 205 JOTHAM.(Jotham reigned, it is said, sixteen years, but for all but two years he was regent in place of his father who could not occupy the throne because of his leprosy. On the whole his reign was good and he was successful in his undertakings.) Jotham wa
- 204 _A King of Judah Who Was Conquered by a King of Israel_.(The reign of Amaziah began with victory. He defeated the old foes of Judah, the Edomites, in a great battle. He was so filled with foolish pride at this success that he challenged the king of Israel
- 203 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. Twenty and two years old was Ahazi
- 202 (Jehoshaphat was one of the wisest and best of the kings of Judah. He increased the territory of the nation greatly. He conquered Edom so that it was governed by a va.s.sal king. By conquering this country he gained a seaport, and it is interesting to not
- 201 {242} ABIJAH._How the Second King of Judah Won a Great Victory over Jeroboam_.(For many years the two rival kings, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, fought without either gaining a decided advantage, but Rehoboam died and his favorite son, Abijah, came to the throne
- 200 ZIMRI, 7 days OMRI, 12 years AHAB, 22 years ELIJAH JEHOSHAPHAT, 25 years AHAZIAH, 2 years JORAM, 11 years JEHORAM, 8 years AHAZIAH, 1 year ATHALIAH, 7 years JEHU, 28 years ELISHA JOASH, 40 years JEHOAHAZ, 17 years JOASH, 16 years AMAZIAH, 29 years UZZIAH,
- 199 "For they all would have made us afraid, saying, 'Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done.' But now, O G.o.d, strengthen thou my hands."And I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut
- 198 This is on the east side of the city and overlooking it. There were many gates in the wall of Jerusalem to allow the coming and going of trade. Some were used for special branches of trade, which would center there in booths for the merchants. Some of the
- 197 The king answered and said, "The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."Then answered they and said before the king, "That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O kin
- 196 [Ill.u.s.tration]MEN PRAYING ON A HOUSETOP From a photograph taken by Prof. D. G. Lyon and used by his kind permission In the East the time and posture of prayers by the faithful are strictly prescribed. In Daniel's day the form was a part of a duty to b
- 195 It was up this valley that the Philistines often made their frequent raids against Jerusalem and the highlands of Judah. It was here that the battle was fought when Israel was defeated under the leaders.h.i.+p of Eli's wicked sons, and "the ark of G.o.d
- 194 And they could not in three days declare the riddle.{174} And it came to pa.s.s on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice thy husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye
- 193 And they said, everyone to his fellow, "Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us."So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, "Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upo
- 192 {159} And he opened the door, and fled. Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, "Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee?"And he said to them, "Ye know the man and what his talk was."And they said, "It is
- 191 _How Elisha Returned Good for Evil_.Now the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, "In such and such a place shall be my camp."And the man of G.o.d sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that thou pa.s.
- 190 And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said to his father, "My head! my head!"And he said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother." And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mo
- 189 So they went down to Beth-el. And the sons of the prophets who were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, "Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thee to-day?"And he said, "Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace." And Elij
- 188 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, "So let the G.o.ds do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-m
- 187 And she said, "As the Lord thy G.o.d liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."An
- 186 And the officer went in, and knocked at the outer door of the tent.But when none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him thrown upon the threshold dead, and his head had been taken from him. And he cried with a loud voice, with
- 185 {92} And she wors.h.i.+ped G.o.d, and said to them, "Command that they open to me the gate of the city, and I will go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye spoke with me." And they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken: and the
- 184 PERSONS OF THE STORY._Judith, a widow of Bethulia_._Holofernes, captain of the hosts of Nebuchadnezzar_._Ozias, elder in Bethulia_._Maid of Judith's_._People of Bethulia, soldiers of Holofernes_.PLACE OF THE STORY._Bethulia_._Camp of Holofernes_._Tent of
- 183 And Esther said, "If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him."Then the king said, "Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as Esther hath said."So the king and Haman came to the
- 182 "Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; Because they came not to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty."Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Blessed s
- 181 {50} {51} DEBORAH AND JAEL PERSONS OF THE STORY._Deborah, the Prophetess.Jael, wife of Heber, the Kenite.Jabin, King of Canaan.Sisera, captain of Jabin's host.Heber, the Kenite.Barak, leader of the Israelites_.PLACE OF THE STORY."The Palm Tree of Debora
- 180 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen."And Ruth the Moabitess said, "Yea, he said unto me, 'Thou sha
- 179 _Naomi, Elimelch_, _Hebrews who went to live in Moab_._Mahlon, Chilion_, _Sons of Naomi and Elimelech_._Ruth, Orpah_, _Daughters-in-law of Naomi and Elimelech_.Boaz, _A wealthy farmer of Beth-lehem and kinsman of Naomi_._Reapers_._Gleaners_._A second kins
- 178 and if thou doest not well, sin croucheth at the door: and to thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."And it came to pa.s.s, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said to Cain,
- 177 1 Jeroboam. 353 2 Nadab. 367 3 Baasha. 368 4 Elah. 370 5 Zimri. 373 6 Omri. 374 7 Ahab. 377 8 Ahaziah. 382 9 Joram. 387 10 Jehu. 395 11 Jehoahaz. 399 12 Joash. 400 13 Jeroboam II. 401 14 Zechariah 402 15 Shallum. 403 16 Menahem. 404 17 Pekahiah. 407 18 Pe
- 176 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.--_Psalms 118:14_.He giveth power to the faint: and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.--_Isaiah 40:29_.Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distre
- 175 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of G.o.d, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.--_Ephesians 6:13_.Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast profess
- 174 _Mizpah_. A town on the east of Jordan. Probably the same place that is mentioned in the story of Jacob._Ramah_, "hill." A common name of places in Palestine._Vial_. A vessel in which was carried a sacred oil. A common way to honor a guest was to pour a
- 173 _Land of Moriah_. An unknown region. The Jews later supposed that Isaac was sacrificed on the hill at Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple, but the Bible itself does not affirm it._Sacrifices_ were offered on bare rocks or on altars built of stone
- 172 (For forty years Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, and during nearly all this time the land was peaceful and prosperous. The empire of Solomon was greater in extent than the territory {482} ruled over by any king which came after him. At last the great king d
- 171 Used by special permission of the Detroit Photograph Company.The center of the mosque is occupied by the top of the natural rock, shown in the foreground. It is possible that the great altar of Solomon's temple was at this place.[End ill.u.s.tration]{469
- 170 {455} And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.And G.o.d said unto him, "Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemi
- 169 "Leaving Jerusalem by St. Stephen's Gate and walking down the valley of Jehoshaphat, by the dry bed of the Kidron, you meet at length the deep rugged valley of Hinnom, skirting the city in a semi-circular form on the southern and western sides. At the j
- 168 {438} A KNIGHTLY DEED._David and His Three Brave Captains. How They Brought the Water for Which He Longed and How He Would Not Drink It_.There were three valiant captains in David's army. These three went down, and came to David in the harvest time to th
- 167 Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of our enemies triumph.Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there
- 166 Now the name of the man was Nabal (the Fool); and the name of his wife Abigail: and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.And David heard in t
- 165 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains."Then said Saul, "I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will
- 164 And David said to Jonathan, "Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third day at even. If thy father miss me at all, then say, 'David earnestly
- 163 And David said, "What have I done now? I have only asked a question."And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people answered him again in the same way. And when the words were heard which David spoke, they re
- 162 But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell upon it.And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbeare
- 161 And Samuel said, "What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"And Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice
- 160 Down Aijalon the early men of Ephraim and Benjamin raided the Philistines. Up Aijalon the Philistines swarmed to the very heart of Israel's territory at Michmash, disarmed the Israelites, and forced them to come down the vale to get their tools sharpened
- 159 [Ill.u.s.tration]THE ANCIENT MIZPAH, LOOKING FROM THE SOUTH.It is situated on a high hill to the northwest of Jerusalem.From a photograph taken by Prof. H. G. Mitch.e.l.l, and used by his kind permission.There were many places in Palestine called Mizpah,
- 158 And he that brought the tidings answered and said, "Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of G.o.d is taken."And it came to p
- 157 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower. And Abim
- 156 And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.And the Lord said to Gideon, "The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say {
- 155 The Story of the Young Man Who Killed a King.And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the
- 154 {305} THE BATTLE WITH THE FIVE KINGS._How Joshua Won a Great Fight_.Now it came to pa.s.s, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her
- 153 At the first blast, smiled scornfully the king, And at the second sneered, half wonderingly: "Hop'st thou with noise my stronghold to break down?"At the third round, the ark of old renown Swept forward, still the trumpets sounding loud, And then the tr
- 152 {283}{284} [Ill.u.s.tration]LOWER FORDS OF THE JORDAN From a photograph in the possession of Rev. Louis F. Giroux of the International College, Springfield, Ma.s.s., and used by his kind permission.Jordan river is a narrow, winding stream flowing down on
- 151 [Ill.u.s.tration]MOSES ON MOUNT NEBO Thomas Nast This picture by the famous cartoonist Nast, represents Moses from the summit of Nebo gazing into the land which he was never to enter [End ill.u.s.tration]{271} "For this commandment which I command thee t
- 150 And Balaam said unto Balak, "Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee." And he went to a bare summit.And G.o.d met Balaam: and he said unto him, "I have prepar
- 149 "Come ye to Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and established: For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon.It hath devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of Arnon.Woe to thee, Moab!Thou art undone, O people of Chemo
- 148 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Get you up this way by the south, and go up into the mountains: and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are fe
- 147 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and {232} its pillars, and its sockets; and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen; the
- 146 _The Ark_.And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a rim of gold
- 145 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them G.o.ds of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."And the Lord s
- 144 "Thou shalt not kill.VII."Thou shalt not commit adultery.VIII."Thou shalt not steal.IX."Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.X."Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, not his manservan
- 143 And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, 'Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it
- 142 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the char
- 141 And the Lord said to Moses, "Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.Speak now to the people, and let them ask every man
- 140 V.Shouted in pride the turbaned peers, Upclashed to heaven the golden spears.."King! thou and thine are doomed!--Behold!'The prophet spoke,--the thunder rolled!Along the pathway of the sun Sailed vapory mountains, wild and dun."Yet there is time," the
- 139 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. And the fi
- 138 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, "Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well.And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou sha