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Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
