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And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
