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Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
