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And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
