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Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
