Sirach 46 — GMV
46
Verse 1
Joshua the son of Nave was valiant in the wars,
Verse 2
How great glory got he, when he did lift up his hands,
Verse 3
Who before him has so stood?
Verse 4
Did not the sun go back by his means?
Verse 5
He called upon the most high Lord,
Verse 6
And with hailstones of mighty power
Verse 7
In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy,
Verse 8
And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two alone were preserved
Verse 9
The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb,
Verse 10
That all the children of Israel might see
Verse 11
And concerning the judges, every one by name,
Verse 12
Let their bones flourish out of their place,
Verse 13
Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord,
Verse 14
By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation,
Verse 15
By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet,
Verse 16
He called upon the mighty Lord,
Verse 17
And the Lord thundered from heaven,
Verse 18
And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians,
Verse 19
And before his long sleep he made protestation in the sight of the Lord and his anointed,
Verse 20
And after his death he prophesied,