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Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
