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And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
