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And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
