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For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
