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So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
