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And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
