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For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
