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Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.
In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
