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And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.
And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
