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And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven.
Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
And Job spake, and said,
Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
