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Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
