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Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
