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But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
