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Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.
We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
And I will give him the morning star.
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
