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Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
