knees

¶ And hee sent againe a captaine of the third fiftie, with his fiftie: and the third captaine of fiftie went vp, and came and fell on his knees before Eliiah, and besought him, and saide vnto him, Oh man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fiftie thy seruants, be precious in thy sight.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bowed.

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, hee sate on her knees till noone, and then died.

(For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of fiue cubites long, and fiue cubites broad, and three cubites high, and had set it in the midst of the Court, and vpon it hee stood, and kneeled downe vpon his knees before all the Congregation of Israel, and spread foorth his hands towards heauen.)

1611 marginal noteHebr. the length thereof, &c.

¶ And at the euening sacrifice, I arose vp from my heauinesse, and hauing rent my garment and my mantle, I fell vpon my knees, and spread out my hands vnto the LORD my God,

1611 marginal noteOr, affliction.

Why did the knees preuent mee? or why the breasts, that I should sucke?

Thy words haue vpholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the bowing knees.

My knees are weake through fasting: and my flesh faileth of fatnesse.

¶ Strengthen yee the weake hands, and confirme the feeble knees.

1611 marginal noteHebr. 12.12.

For thus sayth the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a riuer, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing streame: then shall ye sucke, ye shalbe borne vpon her sides, and be dandled vpon her knees.

1611 marginal noteIsai 49.22. and 60.4.

All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shalbe weake as water.

1611 marginal noteHeb. goe into water.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 13.7. iere. 6.24.