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And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.
This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
