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Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
