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And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
