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And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
