INSERT INTO `t_wbt` VALUES (06024017,6,24,17,'For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us, and our fathers, out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:'),(06024018,6,24,18,'And the LORD drove out from before us all the people, even the Amorites who dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.'),(06024019,6,24,19,'And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions, nor your sins.'),(06024020,6,24,20,'If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.'),(06024021,6,24,21,'And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD.'),(06024022,6,24,22,'And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.'),(06024023,6,24,23,'Now therefore put away (said he) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.'),(06024024,6,24,24,'And the people said to Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.'),(06024025,6,24,25,'So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.'),(06024026,6,24,26,'And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.'),(06024027,6,24,27,'And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us, it shall be therefore a witness to you, lest ye deny your God.'),(06024028,6,24,28,'So Joshua let the people depart, every man to his inheritance.'),(06024029,6,24,29,'And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun the servant of the LORD died, being a hundred and ten years old.'),(06024030,6,24,30,'And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.'),(06024031,6,24,31,'And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and who had known all the works of the LORD that he had done for Israel.'),(06024032,6,24,32,'And the bones of Joseph which the children of Israel brought out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver; and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.'),(06024033,6,24,33,'And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.'),(07001001,7,1,1,'Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first to fight against them?'),(07001002,7,1,2,'And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.'),(07001003,7,1,3,'And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.'),(07001004,7,1,4,'And Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.'),(07001005,7,1,5,'And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.'),(07001006,7,1,6,'But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.'),(07001007,7,1,7,'And Adoni-bezek said, seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table; as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.'),(07001008,7,1,8,'(Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.)'),(07001009,7,1,9,'And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt on the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.'),(07001010,7,1,10,'And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.'),(07001011,7,1,11,'And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:'),(07001012,7,1,12,'And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.'),(07001013,7,1,13,'And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb\'s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.'),(07001014,7,1,14,'And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What wilt thou?'),(07001015,7,1,15,'And she said to him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.'),(07001016,7,1,16,'And the children of the Kenite, Moses\'s father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.'),(07001017,7,1,17,'And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.'),(07001018,7,1,18,'Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Askelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.'),(07001019,7,1,19,'And the LORD was with Judah; and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.'),(07001020,7,1,20,'And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.'),(07001021,7,1,21,'And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.'),(07001022,7,1,22,'And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.'),(07001023,7,1,23,'And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.'),(07001024,7,1,24,'And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy.'),(07001025,7,1,25,'And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but they let go the man and all his family.'),(07001026,7,1,26,'And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz: which is its name to this day.'),(07001027,7,1,27,'Neither did Manasseh expel the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor Tanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.'),(07001028,7,1,28,'And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that they subjected the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly expel them.'),(07001029,7,1,29,'Neither did Ephraim expel the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.'),(07001030,7,1,30,'Neither did Zebulun expel the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.'),(07001031,7,1,31,'Neither did Asher expel the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:'),(07001032,7,1,32,'But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not expel them.'),(07001033,7,1,33,'Neither did Naphtali expel the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries to them.'),(07001034,7,1,34,'And the Amorites forced the children of Dan to the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:'),(07001035,7,1,35,'But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Ajalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.'),(07001036,7,1,36,'And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.'),(07002001,7,2,1,'And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to depart from Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.'),(07002002,7,2,2,'And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?'),(07002003,7,2,3,'Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.'),(07002004,7,2,4,'And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.'),(07002005,7,2,5,'And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there to the LORD.'),(07002006,7,2,6,'And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.'),(07002007,7,2,7,'And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.'),(07002008,7,2,8,'And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old.'),(07002009,7,2,9,'And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.'),(07002010,7,2,10,'And also all that generation were gathered to their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.'),(07002011,7,2,11,'And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:'),(07002012,7,2,12,'And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were around them, and bowed themselves to them, and provoked the LORD to anger.'),(07002013,7,2,13,'And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.'),(07002014,7,2,14,'And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies around, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.'),(07002015,7,2,15,'Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed.'),(07002016,7,2,16,'Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, who delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.'),(07002017,7,2,17,'And yet they would not hearken to their judges, but they went astray after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.'),(07002018,7,2,18,'And when the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: (for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and burdened them.)'),(07002019,7,2,19,'And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.'),(07002020,7,2,20,'And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened to my voice;'),(07002021,7,2,21,'I also will not henceforth drive out from before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died:'),(07002022,7,2,22,'That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.'),(07002023,7,2,23,'Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out speedily, neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.'),(07003001,7,3,1,'Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, (even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;'),(07003002,7,3,2,'Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it;)'),(07003003,7,3,3,'Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt on mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath.'),(07003004,7,3,4,'And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.'),(07003005,7,3,5,'And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:'),(07003006,7,3,6,'And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.'),(07003007,7,3,7,'And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim, and the groves.'),(07003008,7,3,8,'Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.'),(07003009,7,3,9,'And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb\'s younger brother.'),(07003010,7,3,10,'And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.'),(07003011,7,3,11,'And the land had rest forty years: and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.'),(07003012,7,3,12,'And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.'),(07003013,7,3,13,'And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees.'),(07003014,7,3,14,'So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.'),(07003015,7,3,15,'But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon king of Moab.'),(07003016,7,3,16,'But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.'),(07003017,7,3,17,'And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.'),(07003018,7,3,18,'And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present.'),(07003019,7,3,19,'But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.'),(07003020,7,3,20,'And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer-parlor, which he had for himself alone: and Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee. And he arose from his seat.'),(07003021,7,3,21,'And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:'),(07003022,7,3,22,'And the haft also entered after the blade: and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.'),(07003023,7,3,23,'Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.'),(07003024,7,3,24,'When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer-chamber.'),(07003025,7,3,25,'And they tarried till they were ashamed: and behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor, therefore they took a key and opened them: and behold, their lord lay dead on the earth.'),(07003026,7,3,26,'And Ehud escaped while they tarried; and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.'),(07003027,7,3,27,'And it came to pass when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.'),(07003028,7,3,28,'And he said to them, Follow me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan towards Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.'),(07003029,7,3,29,'And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor: and there escaped not a man.'),(07003030,7,3,30,'So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel: and the land had rest eighty years.'),(07003031,7,3,31,'And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also delivered Israel.'),(07004001,7,4,1,'And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, after Ehud was dead.'),(07004002,7,4,2,'And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan that reigned in Hazor, the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.'),(07004003,7,4,3,'And the children of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.'),(07004004,7,4,4,'And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.'),(07004005,7,4,5,'And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.'),(07004006,7,4,6,'And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go, and draw towards mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zebulun?'),(07004007,7,4,7,'And I will draw to thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera the captain of Jabin\'s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.'),(07004008,7,4,8,'And Barak said to her, if thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.'),(07004009,7,4,9,'And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honor; for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.'),(07004010,7,4,10,'And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.'),(07004011,7,4,11,'Now Heber the Kenite, who was of the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent to the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.'),(07004012,7,4,12,'And they showed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to mount Tabor.'),(07004013,7,4,13,'And Sisera collected all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the river of Kishon.'),(07004014,7,4,14,'And Deborah said to Barak, Arise, for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thy hand: hath not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.'),(07004015,7,4,15,'And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.'),(07004016,7,4,16,'But Barak pursued the chariots, and the host, to Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.'),(07004017,7,4,17,'Howbeit, Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.'),(07004018,7,4,18,'And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in to her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.'),(07004019,7,4,19,'And he said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.'),(07004020,7,4,20,'Again he said to her, stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.'),(07004021,7,4,21,'Then Jael, Heber\'s wife, took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep, and weary. So he died.'),(07004022,7,4,22,'And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.'),(07004023,7,4,23,'So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.'),(07004024,7,4,24,'And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.'),(07005001,7,5,1,'Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,'),(07005002,7,5,2,'Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.'),(07005003,7,5,3,'Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.'),(07005004,7,5,4,'LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.'),(07005005,7,5,5,'The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.'),(07005006,7,5,6,'In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through by-ways.'),(07005007,7,5,7,'The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.'),(07005008,7,5,8,'They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?'),(07005009,7,5,9,'My heart is towards the governors of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye the LORD.'),(07005010,7,5,10,'Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.'),(07005011,7,5,11,'They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.'),(07005012,7,5,12,'Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.'),(07005013,7,5,13,'Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.'),(07005014,7,5,14,'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.'),(07005015,7,5,15,'And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah: even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.'),(07005016,7,5,16,'Why abodest thou among the sheep-folds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.'),(07005017,7,5,17,'Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea-shore, and abode in his breaches.'),(07005018,7,5,18,'Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives to death in the high places of the field.'),(07005019,7,5,19,'The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Tanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.'),(07005020,7,5,20,'They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.'),(07005021,7,5,21,'The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.'),(07005022,7,5,22,'Then were the horse\'s hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.'),(07005023,7,5,23,'Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly its inhabitants; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.'),(07005024,7,5,24,'Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.'),(07005025,7,5,25,'He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.'),(07005026,7,5,26,'She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen\'s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and struck through his temples.'),(07005027,7,5,27,'At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.'),(07005028,7,5,28,'The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?'),(07005029,7,5,29,'Her wise ladies answered her, yes, she returned answer to herself.'),(07005030,7,5,30,'Have they not found; have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needle-work, of divers colors of needle-work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?'),(07005031,7,5,31,'So let all thy enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.'),(07006001,7,6,1,'And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.'),(07006002,7,6,2,'And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.'),(07006003,7,6,3,'And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;'),(07006004,7,6,4,'And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou comest to Gaza; and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.'),(07006005,7,6,5,'For they came up with their cattle, and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.'),(07006006,7,6,6,'And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.'),(07006007,7,6,7,'And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of the Midianites,'),(07006008,7,6,8,'That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth from the house of bondage;'),(07006009,7,6,9,'And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;'),(07006010,7,6,10,'And I said to you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.'),(07006011,7,6,11,'And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon thrashed wheat by the wine-press, to hide it from the Midianites.'),(07006012,7,6,12,'And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.'),(07006013,7,6,13,'And Gideon said to him, O my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why then hath all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.'),(07006014,7,6,14,'And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?'),(07006015,7,6,15,'And he said to him, O my Lord, by what means shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father\'s house.'),(07006016,7,6,16,'And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.'),(07006017,7,6,17,'And he said to him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.'),(07006018,7,6,18,'Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou comest again.'),(07006019,7,6,19,'And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.'),(07006020,7,6,20,'And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.'),(07006021,7,6,21,'Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.'),(07006022,7,6,22,'And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.'),(07006023,7,6,23,'And the LORD said to him, Peace be to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.'),(07006024,7,6,24,'Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: to this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.'),(07006025,7,6,25,'And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Take thy father\'s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:'),(07006026,7,6,26,'And build an altar to the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.'),(07006027,7,6,27,'Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said to him: and so it was, because he feared his father\'s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.'),(07006028,7,6,28,'And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.'),(07006029,7,6,29,'And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.'),(07006030,7,6,30,'Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.'),(07006031,7,6,31,'And Joash said to all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he is a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.'),(07006032,7,6,32,'Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.'),(07006033,7,6,33,'Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east were assembled, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.'),(07006034,7,6,34,'But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was called after him.'),(07006035,7,6,35,'And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was called after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.'),(07006036,7,6,36,'And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,'),(07006037,7,6,37,'Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; and if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and it shall be dry upon all the earth besides, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.'),(07006038,7,6,38,'And it was so: for he rose early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water.'),(07006039,7,6,39,'And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: Let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.'),(07006040,7,6,40,'And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.'),(07007001,7,7,1,'Then Jerubbaal (who is Gideon) and all the people that were with him, rose early, and encamped beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.'),(07007002,7,7,2,'And the LORD said to Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, My own hand hath saved me.'),(07007003,7,7,3,'Now therefore, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.'),(07007004,7,7,4,'And the LORD said to Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there; and it shall be, that of whom I say to thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say to thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.'),(07007005,7,7,5,'So he brought down the people to the water: and the LORD said to Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.'),(07007006,7,7,6,'And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.'),(07007007,7,7,7,'And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand: and let all the other people go every man to his place.'),(07007008,7,7,8,'So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent of all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. And the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.'),(07007009,7,7,9,'And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Arise, go down to the host; for I have delivered it into thy hand.'),(07007010,7,7,10,'But if thou fearest to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:'),(07007011,7,7,11,'And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the host.'),(07007012,7,7,12,'And the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the east, lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.'),(07007013,7,7,13,'And when Gideon had come, behold, there was a man that told a dream to his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread rolled into the host of Midian, and came to a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along.'),(07007014,7,7,14,'And his fellow answered, and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.'),(07007015,7,7,15,'And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and its interpretation, that he worshiped, and returned to the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.'),(07007016,7,7,16,'And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man\'s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.'),(07007017,7,7,17,'And he said to them, Look on me, and do likewise: and behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that as I do, so shall ye do.'),(07007018,7,7,18,'When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.'),(07007019,7,7,19,'So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.'),(07007020,7,7,20,'And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow with: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.'),(07007021,7,7,21,'And they stood every man in his place around the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.'),(07007022,7,7,22,'And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man\'s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zereroth, and to the border of Abel-meholah, to Tabbath.'),(07007023,7,7,23,'And the men of Israel assembled out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.'),(07007024,7,7,24,'And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim assembled, and took the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan.'),(07007025,7,7,25,'And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of Jordan.'),(07008001,7,8,1,'And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why hast thou treated us thus, that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? and they chid with him sharply.'),(07008002,7,8,2,'And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?'),(07008003,7,8,3,'God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then, when he had said that, their anger towards him abated.'),(07008004,7,8,4,'And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.'),(07008005,7,8,5,'And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me: for they are faint, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.'),(07008006,7,8,6,'And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy army?'),(07008007,7,8,7,'And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.'),(07008008,7,8,8,'And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.'),(07008009,7,8,9,'And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.'),(07008010,7,8,10,'Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.'),(07008011,7,8,11,'And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.'),(07008012,7,8,12,'And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.'),(07008013,7,8,13,'And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun had risen,'),(07008014,7,8,14,'And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described to him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, even seventy seven men.'),(07008015,7,8,15,'And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye upbraided me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are weary?'),(07008016,7,8,16,'And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.'),(07008017,7,8,17,'And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.'),(07008018,7,8,18,'Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.'),(07008019,7,8,19,'And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.'),(07008020,7,8,20,'And he said to Jether his first-born, Arise, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.'),(07008021,7,8,21,'Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels\' necks.'),(07008022,7,8,22,'Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son\'s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.'),(07008023,7,8,23,'And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.'),(07008024,7,8,24,'And Gideon said to them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his prey. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)'),(07008025,7,8,25,'And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and cast into it every man the ear-rings of his prey.'),(07008026,7,8,26,'And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; besides ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels\' necks.'),(07008027,7,8,27,'And Gideon made of it an ephod, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither astray after it: which thing became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.'),(07008028,7,8,28,'Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they raised their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.'),(07008029,7,8,29,'And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.'),(07008030,7,8,30,'And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.'),(07008031,7,8,31,'And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.'),(07008032,7,8,32,'And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulcher of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.'),(07008033,7,8,33,'And it came to pass as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went astray after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.'),(07008034,7,8,34,'And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side:'),(07008035,7,8,35,'Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.'),(07009001,7,9,1,'And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother\'s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother\'s father, saying,'),(07009002,7,9,2,'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Which is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are seventy persons, should reign over you, or that one should reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'),(07009003,7,9,3,'And his mother\'s brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.'),(07009004,7,9,4,'And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, who followed him.'),(07009005,7,9,5,'And he went to his father\'s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, upon one stone; notwithstanding, yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.'),(07009006,7,9,6,'And all the men of Shechem assembled, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.'),(07009007,7,9,7,'And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken to you.'),(07009008,7,9,8,'The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.'),(07009009,7,9,9,'But the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?'),(07009010,7,9,10,'And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.'),(07009011,7,9,11,'But the fig-tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?'),(07009012,7,9,12,'Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.'),(07009013,7,9,13,'And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?'),(07009014,7,9,14,'Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.'),(07009015,7,9,15,'And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'),(07009016,7,9,16,'Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands:'),(07009017,7,9,17,'(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian:'),(07009018,7,9,18,'And ye have risen up against my father\'s house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother:)'),(07009019,7,9,19,'If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:'),(07009020,7,9,20,'But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.'),(07009021,7,9,21,'And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.'),(07009022,7,9,22,'When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,'),(07009023,7,9,23,'Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:'),(07009024,7,9,24,'That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem who aided him in the killing of his brethren.'),(07009025,7,9,25,'And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.'),(07009026,7,9,26,'And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.'),(07009027,7,9,27,'And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.'),(07009028,7,9,28,'And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him; is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?'),(07009029,7,9,29,'And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thy army, and come out.'),(07009030,7,9,30,'And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.'),(07009031,7,9,31,'And he sent messengers to Abimelech privately, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed, and his brethren, are come to Shechem; and behold, they fortify the city against thee.'),(07009032,7,9,32,'Now therefore rise by night, thou, and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:'),(07009033,7,9,33,'And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun hath risen, thou shalt rise early, and attack the city: and behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.'),(07009034,7,9,34,'And Abimelech rose, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.'),(07009035,7,9,35,'And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.'),(07009036,7,9,36,'And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.'),(07009037,7,9,37,'And Gaal spoke again, and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.'),(07009038,7,9,38,'Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, with which thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? are not these the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.'),(07009039,7,9,39,'And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.'),(07009040,7,9,40,'And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.'),(07009041,7,9,41,'And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.'),(07009042,7,9,42,'And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.'),(07009043,7,9,43,'And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people had come out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.'),(07009044,7,9,44,'And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.'),(07009045,7,9,45,'And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.'),(07009046,7,9,46,'And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.'),(07009047,7,9,47,'And it was told to Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were assembled.'),(07009048,7,9,48,'And Abimelech ascended mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.'),(07009049,7,9,49,'And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them: so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.'),(07009050,7,9,50,'Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.'),(07009051,7,9,51,'But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it after them, and ascended to the top of the tower.'),(07009052,7,9,52,'And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.'),(07009053,7,9,53,'And a certain woman cast a piece of of a millstone upon Abimelech\'s head, and broke his skull.'),(07009054,7,9,54,'Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.'),(07009055,7,9,55,'And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.'),(07009056,7,9,56,'Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:'),(07009057,7,9,57,'And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.'),(07010001,7,10,1,'And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.'),(07010002,7,10,2,'And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.'),(07010003,7,10,3,'And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.'),(07010004,7,10,4,'And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.'),(07010005,7,10,5,'And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.'),(07010006,7,10,6,'And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.'),(07010007,7,10,7,'And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.'),(07010008,7,10,8,'And that year they harassed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side of Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.'),(07010009,7,10,9,'Moreover, the children of Ammon passed over Jordan, to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was greatly distressed.'),(07010010,7,10,10,'And the children of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.'),(07010011,7,10,11,'And the LORD said to the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?'),(07010012,7,10,12,'The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.'),(07010013,7,10,13,'Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.'),(07010014,7,10,14,'Go and cry to the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.'),(07010015,7,10,15,'And the children of Israel said to the LORD, We have sinned: do thou to us whatever seemeth good to thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.'),(07010016,7,10,16,'And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.'),(07010017,7,10,17,'Then the children of Ammon were assembled, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves, and encamped in Mizpeh.'),(07010018,7,10,18,'And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'),(07011001,7,11,1,'Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.'),(07011002,7,11,2,'And Gilead\'s wife bore him sons; and his wife\'s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father\'s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.'),(07011003,7,11,3,'Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and they went out with him.'),(07011004,7,11,4,'And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.'),(07011005,7,11,5,'And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob:'),(07011006,7,11,6,'And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.'),(07011007,7,11,7,'And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did ye not hate me, and expel me from my father\'s house; and why have ye come to me now when ye are in distress?'),(07011008,7,11,8,'And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'),(07011009,7,11,9,'And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?'),(07011010,7,11,10,'And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.'),(07011011,7,11,11,'Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.'),(07011012,7,11,12,'And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou hast come against me to fight in my land?'),(07011013,7,11,13,'And the king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and to Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.'),(07011014,7,11,14,'And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon:'),(07011015,7,11,15,'And said to him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:'),(07011016,7,11,16,'But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;'),(07011017,7,11,17,'Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken to it. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab; but he would not consent. And Israel abode in Kadesh.'),(07011018,7,11,18,'Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.'),(07011019,7,11,19,'And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land to my place.'),(07011020,7,11,20,'But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon collected all his people, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.'),(07011021,7,11,21,'And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.'),(07011022,7,11,22,'And they possessed all the borders of the Amorites, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to Jordan.'),(07011023,7,11,23,'So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldst thou possess it?'),(07011024,7,11,24,'Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.'),(07011025,7,11,25,'And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,'),(07011026,7,11,26,'While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that are along by the borders of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?'),(07011027,7,11,27,'Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.'),(07011028,7,11,28,'But, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.'),(07011029,7,11,29,'Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.'),(07011030,7,11,30,'And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,'),(07011031,7,11,31,'Then it shall be, that whatever cometh out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD\'S, and I will offer it for a burnt-offering.'),(07011032,7,11,32,'So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.'),(07011033,7,11,33,'And he smote them from Aroer even till thou comest to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.'),(07011034,7,11,34,'And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.'),(07011035,7,11,35,'And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot go back.'),(07011036,7,11,36,'And she said to him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thy enemies, even of the children of Ammon.'),(07011037,7,11,37,'And she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: Let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.'),(07011038,7,11,38,'And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.'),(07011039,7,11,39,'And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,'),(07011040,7,11,40,'That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.'),(07012001,7,12,1,'And the men of Ephraim assembled, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee; we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.'),(07012002,7,12,2,'And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.'),(07012003,7,12,3,'And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: why then have ye come up to me this day, to fight against me?'),(07012004,7,12,4,'Then Jephthah collected all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.'),(07012005,7,12,5,'And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites who had escaped, said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, No;'),(07012006,7,12,6,'Then said they to him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan. And there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.'),(07012007,7,12,7,'And Jephthah judged Israel six years: then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.'),(07012008,7,12,8,'And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.'),(07012009,7,12,9,'And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons: and he judged Israel seven years.'),(07012010,7,12,10,'Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.'),(07012011,7,12,11,'And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.'),(07012012,7,12,12,'And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Ajalon in the country of Zebulun.'),(07012013,7,12,13,'And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.'),(07012014,7,12,14,'And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on seventy ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.'),(07012015,7,12,15,'And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.'),(07013001,7,13,1,'And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.'),(07013002,7,13,2,'And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.'),(07013003,7,13,3,'And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.'),(07013004,7,13,4,'Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:'),(07013005,7,13,5,'For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from his birth: and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.'),(07013006,7,13,6,'Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither did he tell me his name:'),(07013007,7,13,7,'But he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from his birth to the day of his death.'),(07013008,7,13,8,'Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God, whom thou didst send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child that shall be born.'),(07013009,7,13,9,'And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.'),(07013010,7,13,10,'And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man hath appeared to me, that came to me the other day.'),(07013011,7,13,11,'And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Art thou the man that didst speak to the woman? And he said, I am.'),(07013012,7,13,12,'And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do to him?'),(07013013,7,13,13,'And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Of all that I said to the woman, let her beware.'),(07013014,7,13,14,'She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.'),(07013015,7,13,15,'And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.'),(07013016,7,13,16,'And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Though thou shouldst detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou must offer it to the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.'),(07013017,7,13,17,'And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass, we may do thee honor?'),(07013018,7,13,18,'And the angel of the LORD said to him, why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?'),(07013019,7,13,19,'So Manoah took a kid, with a meat-offering, and offered it upon a rock to the LORD; and the angel did wonderously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.'),(07013020,7,13,20,'For it came to pass, when the flame ascended towards heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.'),(07013021,7,13,21,'But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.'),(07013022,7,13,22,'And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.'),(07013023,7,13,23,'But his wife said to him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would, as at this time, have told us such things as these.'),(07013024,7,13,24,'And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.'),(07013025,7,13,25,'And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.'),(07014001,7,14,1,'And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.'),(07014002,7,14,2,'And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me for a wife.'),(07014003,7,14,3,'Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there not a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.'),(07014004,7,14,4,'But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.'),(07014005,7,14,5,'Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and behold, a young lion roared against him.'),(07014006,7,14,6,'And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.'),(07014007,7,14,7,'And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.'),(07014008,7,14,8,'And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.'),(07014009,7,14,9,'And he took of it in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they ate: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.'),(07014010,7,14,10,'So his father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.'),(07014011,7,14,11,'And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.'),(07014012,7,14,12,'And Samson said to them, I will now propose a riddle to you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:'),(07014013,7,14,13,'But if ye cannot declare it to me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said to him, propose thy riddle, that we may hear it.'),(07014014,7,14,14,'And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.'),(07014015,7,14,15,'And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson\'s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father\'s house with fire: have ye called us to take what we possess? is it not so?'),(07014016,7,14,16,'And Samson\'s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast proposed a riddle to the children of my people, and hast not told it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it to my father nor to my mother, and shall I tell it to thee?'),(07014017,7,14,17,'And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she urged him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.'),(07014018,7,14,18,'And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.'),(07014019,7,14,19,'And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments to them who expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father\'s house.'),(07014020,7,14,20,'But Samson\'s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.'),(07015001,7,15,1,'But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat-harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.'),(07015002,7,15,2,'And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.'),(07015003,7,15,3,'And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.'),(07015004,7,15,4,'And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took fire-brands, and turned tail to tail, and put a fire-brand in the midst between two tails.'),(07015005,7,15,5,'And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.'),(07015006,7,15,6,'Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.'),(07015007,7,15,7,'And Samson said to them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.'),(07015008,7,15,8,'And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.'),(07015009,7,15,9,'Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.'),(07015010,7,15,10,'And the men of Judah said, Why have ye come up against us? And they answered, We have come to bind Samson, to do to him as he hath done to us.'),(07015011,7,15,11,'Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.'),(07015012,7,15,12,'And they said to him, We have come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said to them, Swear to me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.'),(07015013,7,15,13,'And they spoke to him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.'),(07015014,7,15,14,'And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his the hands.'),(07015015,7,15,15,'And he found a fresh jaw-bone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men with it.'),(07015016,7,15,16,'And Samson said, With the jaw-bone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.'),(07015017,7,15,17,'And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jaw-bone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.'),(07015018,7,15,18,'And he was very thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die by thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?'),(07015019,7,15,19,'But God cleaved a hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water out of it; and when he had drank, his spirit came again, and he revived. Wherefore he called the name of it En-hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.'),(07015020,7,15,20,'And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, twenty years.'),(07016001,7,16,1,'Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.'),(07016002,7,16,2,'And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they encompassed him, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning when it is day we shall kill him.'),(07016003,7,16,3,'And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before Hebron.'),(07016004,7,16,4,'And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.'),(07016005,7,16,5,'And the lords of the Philistines came to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in what his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.'),(07016006,7,16,6,'And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, in what thy great strength lieth, and with what thou mayest be bound to afflict thee.'),(07016007,7,16,7,'And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green withs, that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.'),(07016008,7,16,8,'Then the lords of the Philistines brought to her seven green withs, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.'),(07016009,7,16,9,'(Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.'),(07016010,7,16,10,'And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mayest be bound.'),(07016011,7,16,11,'And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were used, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.'),(07016012,7,16,12,'Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. (And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber.) And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.'),(07016013,7,16,13,'And Delilah said to Samson, hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me with what thou mayest be bound. And he said to her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.'),(07016014,7,16,14,'And she fastened it with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.'),(07016015,7,16,15,'And she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me in what thy great strength lieth.'),(07016016,7,16,16,'And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed to death;'),(07016017,7,16,17,'That he told her all his heart, and said to her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite to God from my birth: if I be shaved, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.'),(07016018,7,16,18,'And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath disclosed to me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought money in their hand.'),(07016019,7,16,19,'And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.'),(07016020,7,16,20,'And she said, the Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he knew not that the LORD had departed from him.'),(07016021,7,16,21,'But the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.'),(07016022,7,16,22,'However the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.'),(07016023,7,16,23,'Then the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.'),(07016024,7,16,24,'And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country; who slew many of us.'),(07016025,7,16,25,'And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.'),(07016026,7,16,26,'And Samson said to the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars upon which the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.'),(07016027,7,16,27,'Now the house was full of men and women: and all the lords of the Philistines were there: and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.'),(07016028,7,16,28,'And Samson called to the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.'),(07016029,7,16,29,'And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was supported, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.'),(07016030,7,16,30,'And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were in it. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.'),(07016031,7,16,31,'Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.'),(07017001,7,17,1,'And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.'),(07017002,7,17,2,'And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst curse, and speak of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.'),(07017003,7,17,3,'And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to thee.'),(07017004,7,17,4,'Yet he restored the money to his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.'),(07017005,7,17,5,'And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.'),(07017006,7,17,6,'In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.'),(07017007,7,17,7,'And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.'),(07017008,7,17,8,'And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.'),(07017009,7,17,9,'And Micah said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.'),(07017010,7,17,10,'And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.'),(07017011,7,17,11,'And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.'),(07017012,7,17,12,'And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.'),(07017013,7,17,13,'Then said Micah, Now I know that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for my priest.'),(07018001,7,18,1,'In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought for themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day all their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.'),(07018002,7,18,2,'And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their borders, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to explore the land, and to search it; and they said to them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.'),(07018003,7,18,3,'When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said to him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?'),(07018004,7,18,4,'And he said to them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.'),(07018005,7,18,5,'And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.'),(07018006,7,18,6,'And the priest said to them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way in which ye go.'),(07018007,7,18,7,'Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were in it, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.'),(07018008,7,18,8,'And they came to their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said to them, What say ye?'),(07018009,7,18,9,'And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.'),(07018010,7,18,10,'When ye go, ye shall come to a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is on the earth.'),(07018011,7,18,11,'And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.'),(07018012,7,18,12,'And they went up, and encamped in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan to this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.'),(07018013,7,18,13,'And they passed thence to mount Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.'),(07018014,7,18,14,'Then answered the five men that went to explore the country of Laish, and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.'),(07018015,7,18,15,'And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him.'),(07018016,7,18,16,'And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.'),(07018017,7,18,17,'And the five men that went to explore the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.'),(07018018,7,18,18,'And these went into Micah\'s house, and brought the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest to them, What do ye?'),(07018019,7,18,19,'And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: Is it better for thee to be a priest to the house of one man, or that thou shouldst be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?'),(07018020,7,18,20,'And the priest\'s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.'),(07018021,7,18,21,'So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the furniture before them.'),(07018022,7,18,22,'And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah\'s house were collected, and overtook the children of Dan.'),(07018023,7,18,23,'And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?'),(07018024,7,18,24,'And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye have gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say to me, What aileth thee?'),(07018025,7,18,25,'And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows rush upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.'),(07018026,7,18,26,'And the children of Dan departed: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.'),(07018027,7,18,27,'And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came to Laish, to a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.'),(07018028,7,18,28,'And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city and dwelt in it.'),(07018029,7,18,29,'And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: but the name of the city was Laish at the first.'),(07018030,7,18,30,'And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.'),(07018031,7,18,31,'And they set up for themselves Micah\'s graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.'),(07019001,7,19,1,'And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite dwelling on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.'),(07019002,7,19,2,'And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father\'s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months.'),(07019003,7,19,3,'And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father\'s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.'),(07019004,7,19,4,'And his father-in-law, the damsel\'s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drank, and lodged there.'),(07019005,7,19,5,'And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he arose to depart: and the damsel\'s father said to his son-in-law, Comfort thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward depart.'),(07019006,7,19,6,'And they sat down, and ate and drank both of them together: for the damsel\'s father had said to the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.'),(07019007,7,19,7,'And when the man rose to depart, his father-in-law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.'),(07019008,7,19,8,'And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel\'s father said, Comfort thy heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they ate both of them.'),(07019009,7,19,9,'And when the man arose to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel\'s father, said to him, Behold now the day draweth towards evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day is coming to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.'),(07019010,7,19,10,'But the man would not tarry that night, but he arose and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.'),(07019011,7,19,11,'And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in to this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.'),(07019012,7,19,12,'And his master said to him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.'),(07019013,7,19,13,'And he said to his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'),(07019014,7,19,14,'And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.'),(07019015,7,19,15,'And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.'),(07019016,7,19,16,'And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening, who was also of mount Ephraim; and he dwelt in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjaminites.'),(07019017,7,19,17,'And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a way-faring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?'),(07019018,7,19,18,'And he said to him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-Judah towards 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 into his house.'),(07019019,7,19,19,'Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing:'),(07019020,7,19,20,'And the old man said, Peace be with thee; however, let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.'),(07019021,7,19,21,'So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses: and they washed their feet and ate and drank.'),(07019022,7,19,22,'Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house on all sides, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.'),(07019023,7,19,23,'And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.'),(07019024,7,19,24,'Behold, here is my daughter, a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.'),(07019025,7,19,25,'But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.'),(07019026,7,19,26,'Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man\'s house where her lord was, till it was light.'),(07019027,7,19,27,'And her lord rose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshhold.'),(07019028,7,19,28,'And he said to her, Rise, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her upon an ass, and the man rose, and went to his place.'),(07019029,7,19,29,'And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.'),(07019030,7,19,30,'And it was so, that all that saw it, said, There hath been no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came from the land of Egypt to this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.'),(07020001,7,20,1,'Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, to the LORD in Mizpeh.'),(07020002,7,20,2,'And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.'),(07020003,7,20,3,'(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?'),(07020004,7,20,4,'And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.'),(07020005,7,20,5,'And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.'),(07020006,7,20,6,'And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.'),(07020007,7,20,7,'Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.'),(07020008,7,20,8,'And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house:'),(07020009,7,20,9,'But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;'),(07020010,7,20,10,'And we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch provisions for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.'),(07020011,7,20,11,'So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.'),(07020012,7,20,12,'And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?'),(07020013,7,20,13,'Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and banish evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren, the children of Israel:'),(07020014,7,20,14,'But the children of Benjamin assembled out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.'),(07020015,7,20,15,'And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.'),(07020016,7,20,16,'Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss.'),(07020017,7,20,17,'And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.'),(07020018,7,20,18,'And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.'),(07020019,7,20,19,'And the children of Israel rose in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.'),(07020020,7,20,20,'And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.'),(07020021,7,20,21,'And the children of Benjamin came forth from Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.'),(07020022,7,20,22,'And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.'),(07020023,7,20,23,'(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)'),(07020024,7,20,24,'And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.'),(07020025,7,20,25,'And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.'),(07020026,7,20,26,'Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD.'),(07020027,7,20,27,'And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,'),(07020028,7,20,28,'And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to-morrow I will deliver them into thy hand.'),(07020029,7,20,29,'And Israel set liers in wait around Gibeah.'),(07020030,7,20,30,'And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.'),(07020031,7,20,31,'And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.'),(07020032,7,20,32,'And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city to the highways.'),(07020033,7,20,33,'And all the men of Israel rose out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.'),(07020034,7,20,34,'And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe: but they knew not that evil was near them.'),(07020035,7,20,35,'And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjaminites that day twenty and five thousand and a hundred men: all these drew the sword.'),(07020036,7,20,36,'So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjaminites, because they trusted to the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.'),(07020037,7,20,37,'And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.'),(07020038,7,20,38,'Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke to rise from the city.'),(07020039,7,20,39,'And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.'),(07020040,7,20,40,'But when the flame began to rise from the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the city ascended to heaven.'),(07020041,7,20,41,'And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil had come upon them.'),(07020042,7,20,42,'Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.'),(07020043,7,20,43,'Thus they inclosed the Benjaminites on all sides, and chased them, and trod them down with ease over against Gibeah towards the sun-rising.'),(07020044,7,20,44,'And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.'),(07020045,7,20,45,'And they turned and fled towards the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them to Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.'),(07020046,7,20,46,'So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.'),(07020047,7,20,47,'But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness to the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.'),(07020048,7,20,48,'And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.'),(07021001,7,21,1,'Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.'),(07021002,7,21,2,'And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;'),(07021003,7,21,3,'And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?'),(07021004,7,21,4,'And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings, and peace-offerings.'),(07021005,7,21,5,'And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation to the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.'),(07021006,7,21,6,'And the children of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.'),(07021007,7,21,7,'How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD, that we will not give them of our daughters for wives?'),(07021008,7,21,8,'And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? and behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.'),(07021009,7,21,9,'For the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.'),(07021010,7,21,10,'And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.'),(07021011,7,21,11,'And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.'),(07021012,7,21,12,'And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.'),(07021013,7,21,13,'And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably to them.'),(07021014,7,21,14,'And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.'),(07021015,7,21,15,'And the people repented for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.'),(07021016,7,21,16,'Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?'),(07021017,7,21,17,'And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that have escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.'),(07021018,7,21,18,'But, we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.'),(07021019,7,21,19,'Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.'),(07021020,7,21,20,'Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards;'),(07021021,7,21,21,'And see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.'),(07021022,7,21,22,'And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to us to complain, that we will say to them, Be favorable to them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give to them at this time, that ye should be guilty.'),(07021023,7,21,23,'And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and repaired the cities and dwelt in them.'),(07021024,7,21,24,'And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went from thence every man to his inheritance.'),(07021025,7,21,25,'In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.'),(08001001,8,1,1,'Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to dwell in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.'),(08001002,8,1,2,'And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.'),(08001003,8,1,3,'And Elimelech Naomi\'s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.'),(08001004,8,1,4,'And they took to themselves wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years.'),(08001005,8,1,5,'And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left by her two sons and her husband.'),(08001006,8,1,6,'Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.'),(08001007,8,1,7,'Wherefore she went forth from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.'),(08001008,8,1,8,'And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother\'s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.'),(08001009,8,1,9,'The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.'),(08001010,8,1,10,'And they said to her, surely we will return with thee to thy people.'),(08001011,8,1,11,'And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? shall I bear more sons, that they may be your husbands?'),(08001012,8,1,12,'Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have a husband also to-night, and should also bear sons;'),(08001013,8,1,13,'Would ye wait for them till they should be grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.'),(08001014,8,1,14,'And they lifted up their voice, and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved to her.'),(08001015,8,1,15,'And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law hath gone back to her people, and to her gods: return thou after thy sister-in-law.'),(08001016,8,1,16,'And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:'),(08001017,8,1,17,'Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if aught but death shall part thee and me.'),(08001018,8,1,18,'When she saw that she was steadfastly resolved to go with her, then she left speaking to her.'),(08001019,8,1,19,'So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?'),(08001020,8,1,20,'And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.'),(08001021,8,1,21,'I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?'),(08001022,8,1,22,'So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley-harvest.'),(08002001,8,2,1,'And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband\'s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.'),(08002002,8,2,2,'And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.'),(08002003,8,2,3,'And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her lot was to light on a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.'),(08002004,8,2,4,'And behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.'),(08002005,8,2,5,'Then said Boaz to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?'),(08002006,8,2,6,'And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi from the country of Moab:'),(08002007,8,2,7,'And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.'),(08002008,8,2,8,'Then said Boaz to Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:'),(08002009,8,2,9,'Let thy eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art thirsty go to the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.'),(08002010,8,2,10,'Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found grace in thy eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?'),(08002011,8,2,11,'And Boaz answered and said to her, It hath fully been shown to me, all that thou hast done to thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and hast come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore.'),(08002012,8,2,12,'The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou hast come to trust.'),(08002013,8,2,13,'Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, though I am not like to one of thy handmaidens.'),(08002014,8,2,14,'And Boaz said to her, At meal-time come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left.'),(08002015,8,2,15,'And when she had risen to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:'),(08002016,8,2,16,'And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.'),(08002017,8,2,17,'So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out that which she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.'),(08002018,8,2,18,'And she took it, and went into the city: and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her what she had reserved after she was satisfied.'),(08002019,8,2,19,'And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou labored? blessed be he that took knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man\'s name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.'),(08002020,8,2,20,'And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of our next kinsmen.'),(08002021,8,2,21,'And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'),(08002022,8,2,22,'And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou shouldst go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.'),(08002023,8,2,23,'So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean to the end of barley-harvest and of wheat-harvest; and dwelt with her mother-in-law.'),(08003001,8,3,1,'Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?'),(08003002,8,3,2,'And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.'),(08003003,8,3,3,'Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor: but make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.'),(08003004,8,3,4,'And it shall be when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.'),(08003005,8,3,5,'And she said to her, All that thou sayest to me I will do.'),(08003006,8,3,6,'And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.'),(08003007,8,3,7,'And when Boaz had eaten and drank, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.'),(08003008,8,3,8,'And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and behold, a woman lay at his feet.'),(08003009,8,3,9,'And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.'),(08003010,8,3,10,'And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou didst not follow young men, whether poor or rich.'),(08003011,8,3,11,'And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.'),(08003012,8,3,12,'And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.'),(08003013,8,3,13,'Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform to thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman\'s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.'),(08003014,8,3,14,'And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came to the floor.'),(08003015,8,3,15,'Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.'),(08003016,8,3,16,'And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.'),(08003017,8,3,17,'And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.'),(08003018,8,3,18,'Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou knowest how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he hath finished the thing this day.'),(08004001,8,4,1,'Then Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there: and behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.'),(08004002,8,4,2,'And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.'),(08004003,8,4,3,'And he said to the kinsman, Naomi, that has come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech\'s:'),(08004004,8,4,4,'And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.'),(08004005,8,4,5,'Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.'),(08004006,8,4,6,'And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.'),(08004007,8,4,7,'Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for confirming all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor: and this was a testimony in Israel.'),(08004008,8,4,8,'Therefore the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for thyself. So he drew off his shoe.'),(08004009,8,4,9,'And Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech\'s, and all that was Chilion\'s and Mahlon\'s, of the hand of Naomi.'),(08004010,8,4,10,'Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.'),(08004011,8,4,11,'And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that hath come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:'),(08004012,8,4,12,'And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.'),(08004013,8,4,13,'So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.'),(08004014,8,4,14,'And the women said to Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.'),(08004015,8,4,15,'And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thy old age: for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.'),(08004016,8,4,16,'And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became its nurse.'),(08004017,8,4,17,'And the women, her neighbors, gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.'),(08004018,8,4,18,'Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,'),(08004019,8,4,19,'And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,'),(08004020,8,4,20,'And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,'),(08004021,8,4,21,'And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,'),(08004022,8,4,22,'And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.'),(09001001,9,1,1,'Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:'),(09001002,9,1,2,'And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.'),(09001003,9,1,3,'And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.'),(09001004,9,1,4,'And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:'),(09001005,9,1,5,'But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah; but the LORD had rendered her barren.'),(09001006,9,1,6,'And her adversary also provoked her greatly, to make her fret, because the LORD had made her barren.'),(09001007,9,1,7,'And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.'),(09001008,9,1,8,'Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?'),(09001009,9,1,9,'So Hannah rose after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.'),(09001010,9,1,10,'And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly.'),(09001011,9,1,11,'And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give to thy handmaid a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.'),(09001012,9,1,12,'And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli observed her mouth.'),(09001013,9,1,13,'Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.'),(09001014,9,1,14,'And Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.'),(09001015,9,1,15,'And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drank neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.'),(09001016,9,1,16,'Count not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.'),(09001017,9,1,17,'Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.'),(09001018,9,1,18,'And she said, Let thy handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.'),(09001019,9,1,19,'And they rose in the morning early, and worshiped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.'),(09001020,9,1,20,'Wherefore it came to pass, when the time had arrived, after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.'),(09001021,9,1,21,'And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.'),(09001022,9,1,22,'But Hannah went not up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.'),(09001023,9,1,23,'And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seemeth to thee good; tarry until thou hast weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and nursed her son until she weaned him.'),(09001024,9,1,24,'And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.'),(09001025,9,1,25,'And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.'),(09001026,9,1,26,'And she said, O my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying to the LORD.'),(09001027,9,1,27,'For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:'),(09001028,9,1,28,'Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshiped the LORD there.'),(09002001,9,2,1,'And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.'),(09002002,9,2,2,'There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none besides thee: neither is there any rock like our God.'),(09002003,9,2,3,'Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.'),(09002004,9,2,4,'The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.'),(09002005,9,2,5,'They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath borne seven; and she that hath many children is become feeble.'),(09002006,9,2,6,'The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.'),(09002007,9,2,7,'The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.'),(09002008,9,2,8,'He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD\'S, and he hath set the world upon them.'),(09002009,9,2,9,'He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.'),(09002010,9,2,10,'The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.'),(09002011,9,2,11,'And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.'),(09002012,9,2,12,'Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.'),(09002013,9,2,13,'And the priest\'s custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest\'s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;'),(09002014,9,2,14,'And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites that came thither.'),(09002015,9,2,15,'Also before they burnt the fat, the priest\'s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.'),(09002016,9,2,16,'And if any man said to him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, No; but thou shalt give it to me now: and if not, I will take it by force.'),(09002017,9,2,17,'Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.'),(09002018,9,2,18,'But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.'),(09002019,9,2,19,'Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband, to offer the yearly sacrifice.'),(09002020,9,2,20,'And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee issue of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went to their own home.'),(09002021,9,2,21,'And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.'),(09002022,9,2,22,'Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.'),(09002023,9,2,23,'And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.'),(09002024,9,2,24,'No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD\'S people to transgress.'),(09002025,9,2,25,'If one man shall sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man shall sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.'),(09002026,9,2,26,'And the child Samuel continued to grow, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.'),(09002027,9,2,27,'And there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear to the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh\'s house?'),(09002028,9,2,28,'And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give to the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?'),(09002029,9,2,29,'Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?'),(09002030,9,2,30,'Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.'),(09002031,9,2,31,'Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father\'s house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.'),(09002032,9,2,32,'And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.'),(09002033,9,2,33,'And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from my altar, shall be to consume thy eyes, and to grieve thy heart: and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.'),(09002034,9,2,34,'And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.'),(09002035,9,2,35,'And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before my Anointed for ever.'),(09002036,9,2,36,'And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house, shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priest\'s offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.'),(09003001,9,3,1,'And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.'),(09003002,9,3,2,'And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;'),(09003003,9,3,3,'And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;'),(09003004,9,3,4,'That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.'),(09003005,9,3,5,'And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.'),(09003006,9,3,6,'And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.'),(09003007,9,3,7,'Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.'),(09003008,9,3,8,'And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.'),(09003009,9,3,9,'Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.'),(09003010,9,3,10,'And the LORD came, and stood and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.'),(09003011,9,3,11,'And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.'),(09003012,9,3,12,'In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.'),(09003013,9,3,13,'For I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.'),(09003014,9,3,14,'And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli\'s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.'),(09003015,9,3,15,'And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD: and Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.'),(09003016,9,3,16,'Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.'),(09003017,9,3,17,'And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou shalt hide any thing from me, of all the things that he said to thee.'),(09003018,9,3,18,'And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.'),(09003019,9,3,19,'And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.'),(09003020,9,3,20,'And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.'),(09003021,9,3,21,'And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.'),(09004001,9,4,1,'And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.'),(09004002,9,4,2,'And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.'),(09004003,9,4,3,'And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.'),(09004004,9,4,4,'So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth between the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.'),(09004005,9,4,5,'And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.'),(09004006,9,4,6,'And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.'),(09004007,9,4,7,'And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.'),(09004008,9,4,8,'Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.'),(09004009,9,4,9,'Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves like men, and fight.'),(09004010,9,4,10,'And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.'),(09004011,9,4,11,'And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.'),(09004012,9,4,12,'And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.'),(09004013,9,4,13,'And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.'),(09004014,9,4,14,'And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.'),(09004015,9,4,15,'Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.'),(09004016,9,4,16,'And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?'),(09004017,9,4,17,'And the messenger answered and said, Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.'),(09004018,9,4,18,'And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.'),(09004019,9,4,19,'And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law, and her husband were dead, she bowed herself, and travailed; for her pains came upon her.'),(09004020,9,4,20,'And about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.'),(09004021,9,4,21,'And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.)'),(09004022,9,4,22,'And she said, The glory hath departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.'),(09005001,9,5,1,'And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.'),(09005002,9,5,2,'When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.'),(09005003,9,5,3,'And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon had fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.'),(09005004,9,5,4,'And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon had fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD: and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshhold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.'),(09005005,9,5,5,'Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon\'s house, tread on the threshhold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.'),(09005006,9,5,6,'But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod, and its borders.'),(09005007,9,5,7,'And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is severe upon us, and upon Dagon our god.'),(09005008,9,5,8,'They sent therefore, and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel thither.'),(09005009,9,5,9,'And it was so, that after they had carried it thither, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.'),(09005010,9,5,10,'Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.'),(09005011,9,5,11,'So they sent and convened all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.'),(09005012,9,5,12,'And the men that died not, were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.'),(09006001,9,6,1,'And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.'),(09006002,9,6,2,'And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us with what we shall send it to its place.'),(09006003,9,6,3,'And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass-offering: then ye will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.'),(09006004,9,6,4,'Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.'),(09006005,9,6,5,'Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory to the God of Israel: it may be he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.'),(09006006,9,6,6,'Why then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?'),(09006007,9,6,7,'Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch-cows on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:'),(09006008,9,6,8,'And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold which ye return to him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go.'),(09006009,9,6,9,'And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know, that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.'),(09006010,9,6,10,'And the men did so; and took two milch cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:'),(09006011,9,6,11,'And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.'),(09006012,9,6,12,'And the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.'),(09006013,9,6,13,'And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.'),(09006014,9,6,14,'And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they cleaved the wood of the cart, and offered the cows a burnt-offering to the LORD.'),(09006015,9,6,15,'And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, in which were the jewels of gold, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to the LORD.'),(09006016,9,6,16,'And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.'),(09006017,9,6,17,'And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering to the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;'),(09006018,9,6,18,'And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities, and of country villages, even to the great stone of Abel, on which they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.'),(09006019,9,6,19,'And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and seventy men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.'),(09006020,9,6,20,'And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?'),(09006021,9,6,21,'And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and bring it up to you.'),(09007001,9,7,1,'And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.'),(09007002,9,7,2,'And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.'),(09007003,9,7,3,'And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods, and Ashtaroth, from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.'),(09007004,9,7,4,'Then the children of Israel put away Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.'),(09007005,9,7,5,'And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD.'),(09007006,9,7,6,'And they assembled at Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and there said, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.'),(09007007,9,7,7,'And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were assembled at Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.'),(09007008,9,7,8,'And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the LORD our God for us, that he will save us from the hand of the Philistines.'),(09007009,9,7,9,'And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt-offering wholly to the LORD: and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.'),(09007010,9,7,10,'And as Samuel was offering the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.'),(09007011,9,7,11,'And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.'),(09007012,9,7,12,'Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.'),(09007013,9,7,13,'So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the borders of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.'),(09007014,9,7,14,'And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and the borders of it did Israel deliver from the hands of the Philistines: and there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.'),(09007015,9,7,15,'And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.'),(09007016,9,7,16,'And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.'),(09007017,9,7,17,'And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar to the LORD.'),(09008001,9,8,1,'And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.'),(09008002,9,8,2,'Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.'),(09008003,9,8,3,'And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.'),(09008004,9,8,4,'Then all the elders of Israel assembled, and came to Samuel to Ramah,'),(09008005,9,8,5,'And said to him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.'),(09008006,9,8,6,'But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the LORD.'),(09008007,9,8,7,'And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.'),(09008008,9,8,8,'According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them out of Egypt even to this day, by which they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to thee.'),(09008009,9,8,9,'Now therefore hearken to their voice: yet protest solemnly to them, and show them the manner of the king that will reign over them.'),(09008010,9,8,10,'And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people that asked of him a king.'),(09008011,9,8,11,'And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some will run before his chariots.'),(09008012,9,8,12,'And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to till his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.'),(09008013,9,8,13,'And he will take your daughters to be confectioneries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.'),(09008014,9,8,14,'And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.'),(09008015,9,8,15,'And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.'),(09008016,9,8,16,'And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your most choice young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.'),(09008017,9,8,17,'He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.'),(09008018,9,8,18,'And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.'),(09008019,9,8,19,'Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;'),(09008020,9,8,20,'That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.'),(09008021,9,8,21,'And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.'),(09008022,9,8,22,'And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.'),(09009001,9,9,1,'Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a mighty man of power.'),(09009002,9,9,2,'And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.'),(09009003,9,9,3,'And the asses of Kish, Saul\'s father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.'),(09009004,9,9,4,'And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjaminites, but they found them not.'),(09009005,9,9,5,'And when they had come to the land of Zuf, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and be anxious for us.'),(09009006,9,9,6,'And he said to him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; it may be he can show us our way that we should go.'),(09009007,9,9,7,'Then said Saul to his servant, But behold, if we go, what shall we bring to the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?'),(09009008,9,9,8,'And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.'),(09009009,9,9,9,'(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was formerly called a Seer.)'),(09009010,9,9,10,'Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go: so they went to the city where the man of God was.'),(09009011,9,9,11,'And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?'),(09009012,9,9,12,'And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to-day in the high place:'),(09009013,9,9,13,'As soon as ye shall enter the city, ye will straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he cometh, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up: for about this time ye will find him.'),(09009014,9,9,14,'And they went up into the city: and when they had come into the city, behold, Samuel came out meeting them, to go up to the high place.'),(09009015,9,9,15,'Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,'),(09009016,9,9,16,'To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people from the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.'),(09009017,9,9,17,'And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this same shall reign over my people.'),(09009018,9,9,18,'Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer\'s house is.'),(09009019,9,9,19,'And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place; for ye shall eat with me to-day, and to-morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.'),(09009020,9,9,20,'And as for thy asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father\'s house?'),(09009021,9,9,21,'And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then speakest thou so to me?'),(09009022,9,9,22,'And Samuel took Saul, and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit in the chief place among them that were invited, who were about thirty persons.'),(09009023,9,9,23,'And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.'),(09009024,9,9,24,'And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat; for to this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.'),(09009025,9,9,25,'And when they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.'),(09009026,9,9,26,'And they rose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.'),(09009027,9,9,27,'And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.'),(09010001,9,10,1,'Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?'),(09010002,9,10,2,'When thou hast departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel\'s sepulcher in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?'),(09010003,9,10,3,'Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:'),(09010004,9,10,4,'And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive from their hands.'),(09010005,9,10,5,'After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou hast come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will prophesy:'),(09010006,9,10,6,'And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.'),(09010007,9,10,7,'And let it be, when these signs have come to thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee.'),(09010008,9,10,8,'And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.'),(09010009,9,10,9,'And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.'),(09010010,9,10,10,'And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.'),(09010011,9,10,11,'And it came to pass when all that formerly knew him saw, that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that hath come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?'),(09010012,9,10,12,'And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?'),(09010013,9,10,13,'And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.'),(09010014,9,10,14,'And Saul\'s uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.'),(09010015,9,10,15,'And Saul\'s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, What Samuel said to you.'),(09010016,9,10,16,'And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.'),(09010017,9,10,17,'And Samuel called the people together to the LORD to Mizpeh;'),(09010018,9,10,18,'And said to the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:'),(09010019,9,10,19,'And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities, and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, No, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.'),(09010020,9,10,20,'And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.'),(09010021,9,10,21,'When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.'),(09010022,9,10,22,'Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man would yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.'),(09010023,9,10,23,'And they ran and brought him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.'),(09010024,9,10,24,'And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.'),(09010025,9,10,25,'Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.'),(09010026,9,10,26,'And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.'),(09010027,9,10,27,'But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.'),(09011001,9,11,1,'Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.'),(09011002,9,11,2,'And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.'),(09011003,9,11,3,'And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days respit, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel: and then, if there is no man to save us, we will come out to thee.'),(09011004,9,11,4,'Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.'),(09011005,9,11,5,'And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.'),(09011006,9,11,6,'And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.'),(09011007,9,11,7,'And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.'),(09011008,9,11,8,'And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.'),(09011009,9,11,9,'And they said to the messengers that came, thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.'),(09011010,9,11,10,'Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good to you.'),(09011011,9,11,11,'And it was so on the morrow, that Saul disposed the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning-watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.'),(09011012,9,11,12,'And the people said to Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.'),(09011013,9,11,13,'And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to-day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.'),(09011014,9,11,14,'Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.'),(09011015,9,11,15,'And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal: and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.'),(09012001,9,12,1,'And Samuel said to all Israel, behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you.'),(09012002,9,12,2,'And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.'),(09012003,9,12,3,'Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed; whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with it? and I will restore it you.'),(09012004,9,12,4,'And they said thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught from any man\'s hand.'),(09012005,9,12,5,'And he said to them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.'),(09012006,9,12,6,'And Samuel said to the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt.'),(09012007,9,12,7,'Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.'),(09012008,9,12,8,'When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers from Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.'),(09012009,9,12,9,'And when they forgot the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.'),(09012010,9,12,10,'And they cried to the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.'),(09012011,9,12,11,'And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt safe.'),(09012012,9,12,12,'And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.'),(09012013,9,12,13,'Now therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.'),(09012014,9,12,14,'If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye, and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God.'),(09012015,9,12,15,'But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.'),(09012016,9,12,16,'Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.'),(09012017,9,12,17,'Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call to the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.'),(09012018,9,12,18,'So Samuel called to the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.'),(09012019,9,12,19,'And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'),(09012020,9,12,20,'And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;'),(09012021,9,12,21,'And turn ye not aside: for then would ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.'),(09012022,9,12,22,'For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name\'s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.'),(09012023,9,12,23,'Moreover as for me, Far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:'),(09012024,9,12,24,'Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.'),(09012025,9,12,25,'But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye will be consumed, both ye and your king.'),(09013001,9,13,1,'Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,'),(09013002,9,13,2,'Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.'),(09013003,9,13,3,'And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba; and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.'),(09013004,9,13,4,'And all Israel heard it said that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines: and the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.'),(09013005,9,13,5,'And the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven.'),(09013006,9,13,6,'When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed) then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.'),(09013007,9,13,7,'And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.'),(09013008,9,13,8,'And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.'),(09013009,9,13,9,'And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt-offering to me, and peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.'),(09013010,9,13,10,'And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.'),(09013011,9,13,11,'And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled at Michmash;'),(09013012,9,13,12,'Therefore said I, the Philistines will now come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD; I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt-offering.'),(09013013,9,13,13,'And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.'),(09013014,9,13,14,'But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.'),(09013015,9,13,15,'And Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.'),(09013016,9,13,16,'And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.'),(09013017,9,13,17,'And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leadeth to Ophrah, to the land of Shual:'),(09013018,9,13,18,'And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim towards the wilderness.'),(09013019,9,13,19,'Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: (for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:)'),(09013020,9,13,20,'But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his colter, and his ax, and his mattock.'),(09013021,9,13,21,'Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the colters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.'),(09013022,9,13,22,'So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.'),(09013023,9,13,23,'And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.'),(09014001,9,14,1,'Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.'),(09014002,9,14,2,'And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;'),(09014003,9,14,3,'And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod\'s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD\'S priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.'),(09014004,9,14,4,'And between the passages by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.'),(09014005,9,14,5,'The front of the one was situated northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.'),(09014006,9,14,6,'And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.'),(09014007,9,14,7,'And his armor-bearer said to him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.'),(09014008,9,14,8,'Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over to these men, and we will discover ourselves to them.'),(09014009,9,14,9,'If they say thus to us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.'),(09014010,9,14,10,'But if they say thus, Come up to us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand; and this shall be a sign to us.'),(09014011,9,14,11,'And both of them discovered themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.'),(09014012,9,14,12,'And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor-bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.'),(09014013,9,14,13,'And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armor-bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor-bearer slew after him.'),(09014014,9,14,14,'And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were a half-acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.'),(09014015,9,14,15,'And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.'),(09014016,9,14,16,'And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.'),(09014017,9,14,17,'Then said Saul to the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.'),(09014018,9,14,18,'And Saul said to Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.'),(09014019,9,14,19,'And it came to pass while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on, and increased: and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hand.'),(09014020,9,14,20,'And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and behold, every man\'s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.'),(09014021,9,14,21,'Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, who went up with them into the camp from the country around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.'),(09014022,9,14,22,'Likewise all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.'),(09014023,9,14,23,'So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over to Beth-aven.'),(09014024,9,14,24,'And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.'),(09014025,9,14,25,'And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.'),(09014026,9,14,26,'And when the people had come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.'),(09014027,9,14,27,'But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in a honey-comb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.'),(09014028,9,14,28,'Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.'),(09014029,9,14,29,'Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.'),(09014030,9,14,30,'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?'),(09014031,9,14,31,'And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ajalon: and the people were very faint.'),(09014032,9,14,32,'And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people ate them with the blood.'),(09014033,9,14,33,'Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone to me this day.'),(09014034,9,14,34,'And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.'),(09014035,9,14,35,'And Saul built an altar to the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built to the LORD:'),(09014036,9,14,36,'And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatever seemeth good to thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither to God.'),(09014037,9,14,37,'And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.'),(09014038,9,14,38,'And Saul said, Draw ye near hither all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.'),(09014039,9,14,39,'For as the LORD liveth, who saveth Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.'),(09014040,9,14,40,'Then said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what seemeth good to thee.'),(09014041,9,14,41,'Therefore Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.'),(09014042,9,14,42,'And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.'),(09014043,9,14,43,'Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand, and, lo, I must die.'),(09014044,9,14,44,'And Saul answered, God do so, and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.'),(09014045,9,14,45,'And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? By no means: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.'),(09014046,9,14,46,'Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.'),(09014047,9,14,47,'So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he harassed them.'),(09014048,9,14,48,'And he gathered a host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of them that spoiled them.'),(09014049,9,14,49,'Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the first-born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:'),(09014050,9,14,50,'And the name of Saul\'s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul\'s uncle.'),(09014051,9,14,51,'And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.'),(09014052,9,14,52,'And there was violent war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself.'),(09015001,9,15,1,'Samuel also said to Saul, the LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou to the voice of the words of the LORD.'),(09015002,9,15,2,'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.'),(09015003,9,15,3,'Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'),(09015004,9,15,4,'And Saul assembled the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.'),(09015005,9,15,5,'And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.'),(09015006,9,15,6,'And Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, withdraw yourselves from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up from Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.'),(09015007,9,15,7,'And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.'),(09015008,9,15,8,'And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.'),(09015009,9,15,9,'But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.'),(09015010,9,15,10,'Then came the word of the LORD to Samuel, saying,'),(09015011,9,15,11,'I repent that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried to the LORD all night.'),(09015012,9,15,12,'And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set him up a place, and has gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.'),(09015013,9,15,13,'And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.'),(09015014,9,15,14,'And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?'),(09015015,9,15,15,'And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.'),(09015016,9,15,16,'Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.'),(09015017,9,15,17,'And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thy own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?'),(09015018,9,15,18,'And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'),(09015019,9,15,19,'Why then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?'),(09015020,9,15,20,'And Saul said to Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.'),(09015021,9,15,21,'But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD thy God in Gilgal.'),(09015022,9,15,22,'And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.'),(09015023,9,15,23,'For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.'),(09015024,9,15,24,'And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words; because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.'),(09015025,9,15,25,'Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.'),(09015026,9,15,26,'And Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.'),(09015027,9,15,27,'And as Samuel turned about to depart, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.'),(09015028,9,15,28,'And Samuel said to him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.'),(09015029,9,15,29,'And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.'),(09015030,9,15,30,'Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.'),(09015031,9,15,31,'So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.'),(09015032,9,15,32,'Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.'),(09015033,9,15,33,'And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.'),(09015034,9,15,34,'Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.'),(09015035,9,15,35,'And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.'),(09016001,9,16,1,'And the LORD said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.'),(09016002,9,16,2,'And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul shall hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'),(09016003,9,16,3,'And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint to me him whom I name to thee.'),(09016004,9,16,4,'And Samuel did that which the LORD spoke, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?'),(09016005,9,16,5,'And he said, Peaceably: I have come to sacrifice to the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.'),(09016006,9,16,6,'And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD\'S anointed is before him.'),(09016007,9,16,7,'But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the hight of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.'),(09016008,9,16,8,'Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'),(09016009,9,16,9,'Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'),(09016010,9,16,10,'Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.'),(09016011,9,16,11,'And Samuel said to Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he hath come hither.'),(09016012,9,16,12,'And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and also of a beautiful countenance, and a good appearance. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.'),(09016013,9,16,13,'Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose, and went to Ramah.'),(09016014,9,16,14,'But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.'),(09016015,9,16,15,'And Saul\'s servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.'),(09016016,9,16,16,'Let our lord now command thy servants, who are before thee, to seek a man who is a skillful player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he will play with his hand, and thou wilt be well.'),(09016017,9,16,17,'And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'),(09016018,9,16,18,'Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skillful 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.'),(09016019,9,16,19,'Wherefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send to me David thy son, who is with the sheep.'),(09016020,9,16,20,'And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.'),(09016021,9,16,21,'And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer.'),(09016022,9,16,22,'And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.'),(09016023,9,16,23,'And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.'),(09017001,9,17,1,'Now the Philistines collected their armies to battle, and were assembled at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.'),(09017002,9,17,2,'And Saul and the men of Israel were assembled and encamped by the valley of Elah, and they set the battle in array against the Philistines.'),(09017003,9,17,3,'And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.'),(09017004,9,17,4,'And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose hight was six cubits and a span.'),(09017005,9,17,5,'And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.'),(09017006,9,17,6,'And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.'),(09017007,9,17,7,'And the staff of his spear was like a weaver\'s beam; and his spear\'s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.'),(09017008,9,17,8,'And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why have ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.'),(09017009,9,17,9,'If he shall be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I shall prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.'),(09017010,9,17,10,'And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'),(09017011,9,17,11,'When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.'),(09017012,9,17,12,'Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.'),(09017013,9,17,13,'And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.'),(09017014,9,17,14,'And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.'),(09017015,9,17,15,'But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father\'s sheep at Beth-lehem.'),(09017016,9,17,16,'And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.'),(09017017,9,17,17,'And Jesse said to David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;'),(09017018,9,17,18,'And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.'),(09017019,9,17,19,'Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.'),(09017020,9,17,20,'And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.'),(09017021,9,17,21,'For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.'),(09017022,9,17,22,'And David left his furniture in the hand of the keeper of the vessels, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.'),(09017023,9,17,23,'And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, from the armies of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.'),(09017024,9,17,24,'And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were exceedingly afraid.'),(09017025,9,17,25,'And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that hath come up? surely to defy Israel hath he come: and it shall be, that the man who shall kill him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father\'s house free in Israel.'),(09017026,9,17,26,'And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?'),(09017027,9,17,27,'And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.'),(09017028,9,17,28,'And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab\'s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mayest see the battle.'),(09017029,9,17,29,'And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?'),(09017030,9,17,30,'And he turned from him towards another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.'),(09017031,9,17,31,'And when the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.'),(09017032,9,17,32,'And David said to Saul, Let no man\'s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'),(09017033,9,17,33,'And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.'),(09017034,9,17,34,'And David said to Saul, Thy servant kept his father\'s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:'),(09017035,9,17,35,'And I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.'),(09017036,9,17,36,'Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.'),(09017037,9,17,37,'David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.'),(09017038,9,17,38,'And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.'),(09017039,9,17,39,'And David girded his sword upon his armor, and he essayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I have not proved them. And David put them off from him.'),(09017040,9,17,40,'And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd\'s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.'),(09017041,9,17,41,'And the Philistine advanced and drew near to David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.'),(09017042,9,17,42,'And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.'),(09017043,9,17,43,'And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staffs? and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.'),(09017044,9,17,44,'And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.'),(09017045,9,17,45,'Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.'),(09017046,9,17,46,'This day will the LORD deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day to the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.'),(09017047,9,17,47,'And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD\'S, and he will give you into our hands.'),(09017048,9,17,48,'And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the army to meet the Philistine.'),(09017049,9,17,49,'And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and hurled it with his sling, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.'),(09017050,9,17,50,'So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.'),(09017051,9,17,51,'Therefore David ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.'),(09017052,9,17,52,'And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.'),(09017053,9,17,53,'And the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.'),(09017054,9,17,54,'And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.'),(09017055,9,17,55,'And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.'),(09017056,9,17,56,'And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'),(09017057,9,17,57,'And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.'),(09017058,9,17,58,'And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.'),(09018001,9,18,1,'And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.'),(09018002,9,18,2,'And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father\'s house.'),(09018003,9,18,3,'Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.'),(09018004,9,18,4,'And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.'),(09018005,9,18,5,'And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul\'s servants.'),(09018006,9,18,6,'And it came to pass as they came, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.'),(09018007,9,18,7,'And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.'),(09018008,9,18,8,'And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; and what can he have more but the kingdom?'),(09018009,9,18,9,'And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.'),(09018010,9,18,10,'And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul\'s hand.'),(09018011,9,18,11,'And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David escaped from his presence twice.'),(09018012,9,18,12,'And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.'),(09018013,9,18,13,'Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.'),(09018014,9,18,14,'And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.'),(09018015,9,18,15,'Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.'),(09018016,9,18,16,'But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.'),(09018017,9,18,17,'And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee for a wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD\'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'),(09018018,9,18,18,'And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father\'s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?'),(09018019,9,18,19,'But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul\'s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife.'),(09018020,9,18,20,'And Michal Saul\'s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.'),(09018021,9,18,21,'And Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law, in the one of the two.'),(09018022,9,18,22,'And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king\'s son-in-law.'),(09018023,9,18,23,'And Saul\'s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king\'s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'),(09018024,9,18,24,'And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.'),(09018025,9,18,25,'And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dower, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king\'s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.'),(09018026,9,18,26,'And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king\'s son-in-law: and the days had not expired.'),(09018027,9,18,27,'Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king\'s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter for a wife.'),(09018028,9,18,28,'And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul\'s daughter, loved him.'),(09018029,9,18,29,'And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David\'s enemy continually.'),(09018030,9,18,30,'Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much esteemed.'),(09019001,9,19,1,'And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.'),(09019002,9,19,2,'But Jonathan, Saul\'s son, delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now, therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:'),(09019003,9,19,3,'And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.'),(09019004,9,19,4,'And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been toward thee very good:'),(09019005,9,19,5,'For he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: Why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?'),(09019006,9,19,6,'And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.'),(09019007,9,19,7,'And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.'),(09019008,9,19,8,'And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.'),(09019009,9,19,9,'And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.'),(09019010,9,19,10,'And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away from Saul\'s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.'),(09019011,9,19,11,'Saul also sent messengers to David\'s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David\'s wife, told him, saying, If thou dost not save thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.'),(09019012,9,19,12,'So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.'),(09019013,9,19,13,'And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goat\'s hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.'),(09019014,9,19,14,'And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.'),(09019015,9,19,15,'And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may slay him.'),(09019016,9,19,16,'And when the messengers had come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goat\'s hair for his bolster.'),(09019017,9,19,17,'And Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away my enemy, that he has escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?'),(09019018,9,19,18,'So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.'),(09019019,9,19,19,'And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.'),(09019020,9,19,20,'And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.'),(09019021,9,19,21,'And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.'),(09019022,9,19,22,'Then he went also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.'),(09019023,9,19,23,'And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.'),(09019024,9,19,24,'And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?'),(09020001,9,20,1,'And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?'),(09020002,9,20,2,'And he said to him, Far be it from thee; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing, either great or small, but that he will show it to me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.'),(09020003,9,20,3,'And David swore moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he should be grieved: But truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.'),(09020004,9,20,4,'Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.'),(09020005,9,20,5,'And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new-moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.'),(09020006,9,20,6,'If thy father shall at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me, that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'),(09020007,9,20,7,'If he shall say thus, It is well; thy servant will have peace: but if he shall be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.'),(09020008,9,20,8,'Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there is in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldst thou bring me to thy father?'),(09020009,9,20,9,'And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil is determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?'),(09020010,9,20,10,'Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father shall answer thee roughly?'),(09020011,9,20,11,'And Jonathan said to David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.'),(09020012,9,20,12,'And Jonathan said to David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to-morrow any time, or the third day, and behold, if there be good towards David, and I then send not to thee, and show it thee;'),(09020013,9,20,13,'The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it shall please my father to do thee evil, then I will show it to thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.'),(09020014,9,20,14,'And thou shalt, not only while yet I live, show me the kindness of the LORD, that I may not die:'),(09020015,9,20,15,'But also thou shalt not withdraw thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.'),(09020016,9,20,16,'So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David\'s enemies.'),(09020017,9,20,17,'And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.'),(09020018,9,20,18,'Then Jonathan said to David, To-morrow is the new-moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.'),(09020019,9,20,19,'And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.'),(09020020,9,20,20,'And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.'),(09020021,9,20,21,'And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.'),(09020022,9,20,22,'But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.'),(09020023,9,20,23,'And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.'),(09020024,9,20,24,'So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon had come, the king sat down to eat food.'),(09020025,9,20,25,'And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul\'s side, and David\'s place was empty.'),(09020026,9,20,26,'Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.'),(09020027,9,20,27,'And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David\'s place was empty: and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why cometh not the son of Jesse to eat, neither yesterday, nor to-day?'),(09020028,9,20,28,'And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:'),(09020029,9,20,29,'And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother he hath commanded me to be there: and now if I have found favor in thy eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not to the king\'s table.'),(09020030,9,20,30,'Then Saul\'s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thy own confusion, and to the confusion of thy mother\'s nakedness?'),(09020031,9,20,31,'For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.'),(09020032,9,20,32,'And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why shall he be slain? what hath he done?'),(09020033,9,20,33,'And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: by which Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to slay David.'),(09020034,9,20,34,'So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.'),(09020035,9,20,35,'And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.'),(09020036,9,20,36,'And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow, beyond him.'),(09020037,9,20,37,'And when the lad had come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?'),(09020038,9,20,38,'And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan\'s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.'),(09020039,9,20,39,'But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.'),(09020040,9,20,40,'And Jonathan gave his arms to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.'),(09020041,9,20,41,'And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place towards the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.'),(09020042,9,20,42,'And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever.\\'),(09020043,9,20,43,'\\20:42\\And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.'),(09021001,9,21,1,'Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?'),(09021002,9,21,2,'And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said to me, Let no man know any thing of the business about which I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.'),(09021003,9,21,3,'Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is present.'),(09021004,9,21,4,'And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.'),(09021005,9,21,5,'And David answered the priest, and said to him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yes, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.'),(09021006,9,21,6,'So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the show-bread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.'),(09021007,9,21,7,'Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.'),(09021008,9,21,8,'And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand a spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king\'s business required haste.'),(09021009,9,21,9,'And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.'),(09021010,9,21,10,'And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.'),(09021011,9,21,11,'And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'),(09021012,9,21,12,'And David laid up these words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish the king of Gath.'),(09021013,9,21,13,'And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.'),(09021014,9,21,14,'Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought him to me?'),(09021015,9,21,15,'Have I need of mad-men, that ye have brought this man to play the mad-man in my presence? shall this man come into my house?'),(09022001,9,22,1,'David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father\'s house heard it, they went down thither to him.'),(09022002,9,22,2,'And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, resorted to him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.'),(09022003,9,22,3,'And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.'),(09022004,9,22,4,'And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.'),(09022005,9,22,5,'And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and come into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.'),(09022006,9,22,6,'When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)'),(09022007,9,22,7,'Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;'),(09022008,9,22,8,'That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or showeth to me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?'),(09022009,9,22,9,'Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.'),(09022010,9,22,10,'And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.'),(09022011,9,22,11,'Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father\'s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.'),(09022012,9,22,12,'And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.'),(09022013,9,22,13,'And Saul said to him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?'),(09022014,9,22,14,'Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king\'s son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thy house?'),(09022015,9,22,15,'Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me. Let not the king impute any thing to his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.'),(09022016,9,22,16,'And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father\'s house.'),(09022017,9,22,17,'And the king said to the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.'),(09022018,9,22,18,'And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day eighty and five persons that wore a linen ephod.'),(09022019,9,22,19,'And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.'),(09022020,9,22,20,'And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.'),(09022021,9,22,21,'And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD\'S priests.'),(09022022,9,22,22,'And David said to Abiathar, I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father\'s house.'),(09022023,9,22,23,'Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.'),(09023001,9,23,1,'Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.'),(09023002,9,23,2,'Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.'),(09023003,9,23,3,'And David\'s men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?'),(09023004,9,23,4,'Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.'),(09023005,9,23,5,'So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.'),(09023006,9,23,6,'And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.'),(09023007,9,23,7,'And it was told to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.'),(09023008,9,23,8,'And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.'),(09023009,9,23,9,'And David knew that Saul secretly plotted mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.'),(09023010,9,23,10,'Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.'),(09023011,9,23,11,'Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.'),(09023012,9,23,12,'Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.'),(09023013,9,23,13,'Then David and his men who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah: and he forbore to go forth.'),(09023014,9,23,14,'And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.'),(09023015,9,23,15,'And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.'),(09023016,9,23,16,'And Jonathan Saul\'s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.'),(09023017,9,23,17,'And he said to him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou wilt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.'),(09023018,9,23,18,'And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.'),(09023019,9,23,19,'Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?'),(09023020,9,23,20,'Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king\'s hand.'),(09023021,9,23,21,'And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.'),(09023022,9,23,22,'Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told to me that he dealeth very subtilly.'),(09023023,9,23,23,'See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he is in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.'),(09023024,9,23,24,'And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.'),(09023025,9,23,25,'Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.'),(09023026,9,23,26,'And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men around to take them.'),(09023027,9,23,27,'But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.'),(09023028,9,23,28,'Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth.'),(09024001,9,24,1,'\\23:29\\Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.'),(09024002,9,24,2,'\\24:1\\And it came to pass, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told to him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'),(09024003,9,24,3,'\\24:2\\Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.'),(09024004,9,24,4,'\\24:3\\And he came to the sheep-cotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.'),(09024005,9,24,5,'\\24:4\\And the men of David said to him, Behold the day of which the LORD said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thy enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and privately cut off the skirt of Saul\'s robe.'),(09024006,9,24,6,'\\24:5\\And it came to pass afterward, that David\'s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul\'s skirt.'),(09024007,9,24,7,'\\24:6\\And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD\'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.'),(09024008,9,24,8,'\\24:7\\So David restrained his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on his way.'),(09024009,9,24,9,'\\24:8\\David also rose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.'),(09024010,9,24,10,'\\24:9\\And David said to Saul, Why hearest thou men\'s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?'),(09024011,9,24,11,'\\24:10\\Behold, this day thy eyes have seen how the LORD hath delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill thee: but my eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD\'S anointed.'),(09024012,9,24,12,'\\24:11\\Moreover, my father, see, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.'),(09024013,9,24,13,'\\24:12\\The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.'),(09024014,9,24,14,'\\24:13\\As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.'),(09024015,9,24,15,'\\24:14\\After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea?'),(09024016,9,24,16,'\\24:15\\The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.'),(09024017,9,24,17,'\\24:16\\And it came to pass when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.'),(09024018,9,24,18,'\\24:17\\And he said to David, thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.'),(09024019,9,24,19,'\\24:18\\And thou hast showed this day how thou hast dealt with me; forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.'),(09024020,9,24,20,'\\24:19\\For if a man findeth his enemy, will he let him go away well? wherefore the LORD reward thee with good, for what thou hast done to me this day.'),(09024021,9,24,21,'\\24:20\\And now, behold, I know well that thou wilt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in thy hand.'),(09024022,9,24,22,'\\24:21\\Swear now therefore to me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father\'s house.'),(09024023,9,24,23,'\\24:22\\And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men repaired to the hold.'),(09025001,9,25,1,'And Samuel died; and all the Israelites assembled, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.'),(09025002,9,25,2,'And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.'),(09025003,9,25,3,'Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.'),(09025004,9,25,4,'And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.'),(09025005,9,25,5,'And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:'),(09025006,9,25,6,'And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to all that thou hast.'),(09025007,9,25,7,'And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds who were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there aught missing to them, all the while they were in Carmel.'),(09025008,9,25,8,'Ask thy young men, and they will show thee. Wherefore let the young men find favor in thy eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatever cometh to thy hand, to thy servants, and to thy son David.'),(09025009,9,25,9,'And when David\'s young men came, they spoke to Nabal in the name of David, according to all these words, and ceased.'),(09025010,9,25,10,'And Nabal answered David\'s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants in these days that break away every man from his master.'),(09025011,9,25,11,'Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men, whom I know not whence they are?'),(09025012,9,25,12,'So David\'s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all these sayings.'),(09025013,9,25,13,'And David said to his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the goods.'),(09025014,9,25,14,'But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal\'s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them.'),(09025015,9,25,15,'But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:'),(09025016,9,25,16,'They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.'),(09025017,9,25,17,'Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do: for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.'),(09025018,9,25,18,'Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.'),(09025019,9,25,19,'And she said to her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.'),(09025020,9,25,20,'And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and behold, David and his men came down over against her; and she met them.'),(09025021,9,25,21,'(Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this man hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him: and he hath requited me evil for good.'),(09025022,9,25,22,'So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any male person.)'),(09025023,9,25,23,'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.'),(09025024,9,25,24,'And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thy audience, and hear the words of thy handmaid.'),(09025025,9,25,25,'Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.'),(09025026,9,25,26,'Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withheld thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thy own hand, now let thy enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.'),(09025027,9,25,27,'And now this blessing which thy handmaid hath brought to my lord, let it even be given to the young men that follow my lord.'),(09025028,9,25,28,'I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thy handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.'),(09025029,9,25,29,'Yet a man hath risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thy enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the middle of a sling.'),(09025030,9,25,30,'And it will come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;'),(09025031,9,25,31,'That this will be no grief to thee, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.'),(09025032,9,25,32,'And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me:'),(09025033,9,25,33,'And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with my own hand.'),(09025034,9,25,34,'For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, who hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any male person.'),(09025035,9,25,35,'So David received from her hand that which she had brought him, and said to her, Return in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.'),(09025036,9,25,36,'And Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal\'s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.'),(09025037,9,25,37,'But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine had left Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.'),(09025038,9,25,38,'And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.'),(09025039,9,25,39,'And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife.'),(09025040,9,25,40,'And when the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David hath sent us to thee, to take thee to him for a wife.'),(09025041,9,25,41,'And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.'),(09025042,9,25,42,'And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.'),(09025043,9,25,43,'David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.'),(09025044,9,25,44,'But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David\'s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.'),(09026001,9,26,1,'And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?'),(09026002,9,26,2,'Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.'),(09026003,9,26,3,'And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.'),(09026004,9,26,4,'David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had come in very deed.'),(09026005,9,26,5,'And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched around him.'),(09026006,9,26,6,'Then answered David, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.'),(09026007,9,26,7,'So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay about him.'),(09026008,9,26,8,'Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thy enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.'),(09026009,9,26,9,'And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD\'S anointed and be guiltless?'),(09026010,9,26,10,'David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD will smite him; or his day will come to die; or he will descend into battle and perish.'),(09026011,9,26,11,'The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the LORD\'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.'),(09026012,9,26,12,'So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul\'s bolster; and they departed, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep: because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.'),(09026013,9,26,13,'Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off; a great space being between them:'),(09026014,9,26,14,'And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?'),(09026015,9,26,15,'And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came in one of the people to destroy the king thy lord.'),(09026016,9,26,16,'This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master the LORD\'S anointed. And now see where the king\'s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.'),(09026017,9,26,17,'And Saul knew David\'s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? and David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.'),(09026018,9,26,18,'And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?'),(09026019,9,26,19,'Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they are the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.'),(09026020,9,26,20,'Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel hath come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'),(09026021,9,26,21,'Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thy eyes this day: behold I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.'),(09026022,9,26,22,'And David answered and said, Behold the king\'s spear! and let one of the young men come over and take it.'),(09026023,9,26,23,'The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth my hand against the LORD\'S anointed.'),(09026024,9,26,24,'And behold, as thy life was precious this day in my eyes, so let my life be precious in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.'),(09026025,9,26,25,'Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.'),(09027001,9,27,1,'And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand.'),(09027002,9,27,2,'And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.'),(09027003,9,27,3,'And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess Nabal\'s wife.'),(09027004,9,27,4,'And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.'),(09027005,9,27,5,'And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'),(09027006,9,27,6,'Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.'),(09027007,9,27,7,'And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.'),(09027008,9,27,8,'And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.'),(09027009,9,27,9,'And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.'),(09027010,9,27,10,'And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to-day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.'),(09027011,9,27,11,'And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should inform against us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.'),(09027012,9,27,12,'And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.'),(09028001,9,28,1,'And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines collected their armies for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.'),(09028002,9,28,2,'And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.'),(09028003,9,28,3,'Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.'),(09028004,9,28,4,'And the Philistines assembled, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul collected all Israel, and they encamped in Gilboa.'),(09028005,9,28,5,'And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.'),(09028006,9,28,6,'And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.'),(09028007,9,28,7,'Then said Saul to his servants, seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor.'),(09028008,9,28,8,'And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me whom I shall name to thee.'),(09028009,9,28,9,'And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: Why then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?'),(09028010,9,28,10,'And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.'),(09028011,9,28,11,'Then said the woman, whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.'),(09028012,9,28,12,'And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.'),(09028013,9,28,13,'And the king said to her be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said to Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.'),(09028014,9,28,14,'And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.'),(09028015,9,28,15,'And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am grievously distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God hath departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known to me what I shall do.'),(09028016,9,28,16,'Then said Samuel, Why then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD hath departed from thee, and hath become thy enemy?'),(09028017,9,28,17,'And the LORD hath done to him, as he spoke by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbor, even to David:'),(09028018,9,28,18,'Because thou didst not obey the voice of the LORD, nor execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing to thee this day.'),(09028019,9,28,19,'Moreover, the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.'),(09028020,9,28,20,'Then Saul fell immediately all along on the earth, and was exceedingly afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.'),(09028021,9,28,21,'And the woman came to Saul, and saw that he was greatly troubled, and said to him, Behold, thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened to thy words, which thou didst speak'),(09028022,9,28,22,'Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.'),(09028023,9,28,23,'But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened to their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.'),(09028024,9,28,24,'And the woman had a fat calf in the house: and she hasted and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.'),(09028025,9,28,25,'And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they ate. Then they arose and went away that night.'),(09029001,9,29,1,'Now the Philistines collected all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel.'),(09029002,9,29,2,'And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.'),(09029003,9,29,3,'Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell to me to this day?'),(09029004,9,29,4,'And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this man return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he should be an adversary to us: for with what would he reconcile himself to his master? would it not be with the heads of these men?'),(09029005,9,29,5,'Is not this David, of whom they sung one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'),(09029006,9,29,6,'Then Achish called David, and said to him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee from the day of thy coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.'),(09029007,9,29,7,'Therefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.'),(09029008,9,29,8,'And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant, so long as I have been with thee to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king.'),(09029009,9,29,9,'And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.'),(09029010,9,29,10,'Wherefore now rise early in the morning with thy master\'s servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye shall have risen early in the morning, and have light, depart.'),(09029011,9,29,11,'So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.'),(09030001,9,30,1,'And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;'),(09030002,9,30,2,'And had taken the women captives that were in it, they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.'),(09030003,9,30,3,'So David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.'),(09030004,9,30,4,'Then David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.'),(09030005,9,30,5,'And David\'s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.'),(09030006,9,30,6,'And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.'),(09030007,9,30,7,'And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech\'s son, I pray thee bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.'),(09030008,9,30,8,'And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.'),(09030009,9,30,9,'So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind remained.'),(09030010,9,30,10,'But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.'),(09030011,9,30,11,'And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they made him drink water;'),(09030012,9,30,12,'And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drank any water, three days and three nights.'),(09030013,9,30,13,'And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.'),(09030014,9,30,14,'We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.'),(09030015,9,30,15,'And David said to him, Canst thou conduct me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will lead thee down to this company.'),(09030016,9,30,16,'And when he had conducted him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.'),(09030017,9,30,17,'And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.'),(09030018,9,30,18,'And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.'),(09030019,9,30,19,'And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.'),(09030020,9,30,20,'And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David\'s spoil.'),(09030021,9,30,21,'And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.'),(09030022,9,30,22,'Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.'),(09030023,9,30,23,'Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.'),(09030024,9,30,24,'For who will hearken to you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the goods: they shall part alike.'),(09030025,9,30,25,'And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.'),(09030026,9,30,26,'And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you, of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;'),(09030027,9,30,27,'To them who were in Beth-el, and to them who were in south Ramoth, and to them who were in Jattir,'),(09030028,9,30,28,'And to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa,'),(09030029,9,30,29,'And to them who were in Rachal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites,'),(09030030,9,30,30,'And to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Chor-ashan, and to them who were in Athach,'),(09030031,9,30,31,'And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to resort.'),(09031001,9,31,1,'Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.'),(09031002,9,31,2,'And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul\'s sons.'),(09031003,9,31,3,'And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.'),(09031004,9,31,4,'Then said Saul to his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised should come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was exceedingly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.'),(09031005,9,31,5,'And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.'),(09031006,9,31,6,'So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.'),(09031007,9,31,7,'And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side of Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.'),(09031008,9,31,8,'And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.'),(09031009,9,31,9,'And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.'),(09031010,9,31,10,'And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.'),(09031011,9,31,11,'And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul,'),(09031012,9,31,12,'All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.'),(09031013,9,31,13,'And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.'),(10001001,10,1,1,'Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;'),(10001002,10,1,2,'It came even to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.'),(10001003,10,1,3,'And David said to him, From whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel have I escaped.'),(10001004,10,1,4,'And David said to him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen, and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.'),(10001005,10,1,5,'And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?'),(10001006,10,1,6,'And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.'),(10001007,10,1,7,'And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, Here am I.'),(10001008,10,1,8,'And he said to me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.'),(10001009,10,1,9,'He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.'),(10001010,10,1,10,'So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he had fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to my lord.'),(10001011,10,1,11,'Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:'),(10001012,10,1,12,'And they mourned and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they had fallen by the sword.'),(10001013,10,1,13,'And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.'),(10001014,10,1,14,'And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD\'S anointed?'),(10001015,10,1,15,'And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.'),(10001016,10,1,16,'And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD\'S anointed.'),(10001017,10,1,17,'And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son:'),(10001018,10,1,18,'(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)'),(10001019,10,1,19,'The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!'),(10001020,10,1,20,'Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.'),(10001021,10,1,21,'Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither rain upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.'),(10001022,10,1,22,'From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.'),(10001023,10,1,23,'Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.'),(10001024,10,1,24,'Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.'),(10001025,10,1,25,'How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan thou wast slain in thy high places.'),(10001026,10,1,26,'I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been to me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.'),(10001027,10,1,27,'How have the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!'),(10002001,10,2,1,'And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, To Hebron.'),(10002002,10,2,2,'So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal\'s wife the Carmelite.'),(10002003,10,2,3,'And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.'),(10002004,10,2,4,'And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.'),(10002005,10,2,5,'And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.'),(10002006,10,2,6,'And now the LORD show kindness and truth to you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.'),(10002007,10,2,7,'Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.'),(10002008,10,2,8,'But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul\'s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;'),(10002009,10,2,9,'And he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.'),(10002010,10,2,10,'Ish-bosheth, Saul\'s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years: but the house of Judah followed David.'),(10002011,10,2,11,'And the time that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.'),(10002012,10,2,12,'And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.'),(10002013,10,2,13,'And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.'),(10002014,10,2,14,'And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.'),(10002015,10,2,15,'Then there arose, and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, who pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.'),(10002016,10,2,16,'And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow\'s side: so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.'),(10002017,10,2,17,'And there was a very severe battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.'),(10002018,10,2,18,'And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.'),(10002019,10,2,19,'And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.'),(10002020,10,2,20,'Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.'),(10002021,10,2,21,'And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold on one of the young men, and take to thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.'),(10002022,10,2,22,'And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: Why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?'),(10002023,10,2,23,'But he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still.'),(10002024,10,2,24,'Joab also, and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.'),(10002025,10,2,25,'And the children of Benjamin assembled themselves after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.'),(10002026,10,2,26,'Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou wilt bid the people return from following their brethren?'),(10002027,10,2,27,'And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.'),(10002028,10,2,28,'So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.'),(10002029,10,2,29,'And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.'),(10002030,10,2,30,'And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had assembled all the people, there lacked of David\'s servants nineteen men, and Asahel.'),(10002031,10,2,31,'But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner\'s men, so that three hundred and sixty men died.'),(10002032,10,2,32,'And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulcher of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.'),(10003001,10,3,1,'Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.'),(10003002,10,3,2,'And to David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;'),(10003003,10,3,3,'And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;'),(10003004,10,3,4,'And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;'),(10003005,10,3,5,'And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David\'s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.'),(10003006,10,3,6,'And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.'),(10003007,10,3,7,'And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father\'s concubine?'),(10003008,10,3,8,'Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog\'s head, who against Judah do show kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to-day with a fault concerning this woman?'),(10003009,10,3,9,'So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;'),(10003010,10,3,10,'To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.'),(10003011,10,3,11,'And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.'),(10003012,10,3,12,'And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel to thee.'),(10003013,10,3,13,'And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou shalt first bring Michal, Saul\'s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.'),(10003014,10,3,14,'And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul\'s son, saying, Deliver to me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'),(10003015,10,3,15,'And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.'),(10003016,10,3,16,'And her husband went with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.'),(10003017,10,3,17,'And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:'),(10003018,10,3,18,'Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.'),(10003019,10,3,19,'And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.'),(10003020,10,3,20,'So Abner came to David in Hebron, and twenty men with him: and David made Abner and the men that were with him, a feast.'),(10003021,10,3,21,'And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.'),(10003022,10,3,22,'And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.'),(10003023,10,3,23,'When Joab and all the host that was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he hath gone in peace.'),(10003024,10,3,24,'Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?'),(10003025,10,3,25,'Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going-out and thy coming-in, and to know all that thou doest.'),(10003026,10,3,26,'And when Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.'),(10003027,10,3,27,'And when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.'),(10003028,10,3,28,'And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:'),(10003029,10,3,29,'Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father\'s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.'),(10003030,10,3,30,'So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.'),(10003031,10,3,31,'And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.'),(10003032,10,3,32,'And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.'),(10003033,10,3,33,'And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?'),(10003034,10,3,34,'Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.'),(10003035,10,3,35,'And when all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was yet day, David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, If I taste bread or aught else, till the sun is down.'),(10003036,10,3,36,'And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as what ever the king did pleased all the people.'),(10003037,10,3,37,'For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.'),(10003038,10,3,38,'And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there hath a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?'),(10003039,10,3,39,'And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. The LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.'),(10004001,10,4,1,'And when Saul\'s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.'),(10004002,10,4,2,'And Saul\'s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (For Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:'),(10004003,10,4,3,'And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day.)'),(10004004,10,4,4,'And Jonathan, Saul\'s son, had a son that was lame of his feet: he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.'),(10004005,10,4,5,'And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.'),(10004006,10,4,6,'And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.'),(10004007,10,4,7,'For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bed-chamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went away through the plain all night.'),(10004008,10,4,8,'And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed.'),(10004009,10,4,9,'And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,'),(10004010,10,4,10,'When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, (thinking to have brought good tidings,) I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:'),(10004011,10,4,11,'How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?'),(10004012,10,4,12,'And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulcher of Abner in Hebron.'),(10005001,10,5,1,'Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.'),(10005002,10,5,2,'Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.'),(10005003,10,5,3,'So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.'),(10005004,10,5,4,'David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.'),(10005005,10,5,5,'In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.'),(10005006,10,5,6,'And the king and his men went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: who spoke to David, saying, Except thou shalt take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.'),(10005007,10,5,7,'Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.'),(10005008,10,5,8,'And David said on that day, Whoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated by David\'s soul, he shall be chief and captain: Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.'),(10005009,10,5,9,'So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built around from Millo and inward.'),(10005010,10,5,10,'And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.'),(10005011,10,5,11,'And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a house.'),(10005012,10,5,12,'And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel\'s sake.'),(10005013,10,5,13,'And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.'),(10005014,10,5,14,'And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,'),(10005015,10,5,15,'Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,'),(10005016,10,5,16,'And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.'),(10005017,10,5,17,'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.'),(10005018,10,5,18,'The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.'),(10005019,10,5,19,'And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thy hand.'),(10005020,10,5,20,'And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.'),(10005021,10,5,21,'And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.'),(10005022,10,5,22,'And the Philistines came yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.'),(10005023,10,5,23,'And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up: but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.'),(10005024,10,5,24,'And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.'),(10005025,10,5,25,'And David did so as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou comest to Gazer.'),(10006001,10,6,1,'Again, David assembled all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand,'),(10006002,10,6,2,'And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubim.'),(10006003,10,6,3,'And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drove the new cart.'),(10006004,10,6,4,'And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.'),(10006005,10,6,5,'And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.'),(10006006,10,6,6,'And when they came to Nachon\'s threshing-floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: for the oxen shook it.'),(10006007,10,6,7,'And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.'),(10006008,10,6,8,'And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.'),(10006009,10,6,9,'And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?'),(10006010,10,6,10,'So David would not remove the ark of the LORD to him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.'),(10006011,10,6,11,'And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.'),(10006012,10,6,12,'And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth to him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.'),(10006013,10,6,13,'And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.'),(10006014,10,6,14,'And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.'),(10006015,10,6,15,'So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.'),(10006016,10,6,16,'And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal, Saul\'s daughter, looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.'),(10006017,10,6,17,'And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD.'),(10006018,10,6,18,'And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.'),(10006019,10,6,19,'And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.'),(10006020,10,6,20,'Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!'),(10006021,10,6,21,'And David said to Michal, It was before the LORD, who chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.'),(10006022,10,6,22,'And I shall yet be more vile than thus, and shall be base in my own sight: and by the maid-servants which thou hast spoken of, by them shall I be had in honor.'),(10006023,10,6,23,'Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child until the day of her death.'),(10007001,10,7,1,'And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest around from all his enemies;'),(10007002,10,7,2,'That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.'),(10007003,10,7,3,'And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart: for the LORD is with thee.'),(10007004,10,7,4,'And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,'),(10007005,10,7,5,'Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?'),(10007006,10,7,6,'Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent, and in a tabernacle.'),(10007007,10,7,7,'In all the places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel have I spoken a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why do ye not build me a house of cedar?'),(10007008,10,7,8,'Now therefore so shalt thou say to my servant David, thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:'),(10007009,10,7,9,'And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thy enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like to the name of the great men that are in the earth.'),(10007010,10,7,10,'Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly.'),(10007011,10,7,11,'And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thy enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee a house.'),(10007012,10,7,12,'And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.'),(10007013,10,7,13,'He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.'),(10007014,10,7,14,'I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he shall commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:'),(10007015,10,7,15,'But my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.'),(10007016,10,7,16,'And thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.'),(10007017,10,7,17,'According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.'),(10007018,10,7,18,'Then king David went in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto;'),(10007019,10,7,19,'And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant\'s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?'),(10007020,10,7,20,'And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.'),(10007021,10,7,21,'For thy word\'s sake, and according to thy own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.'),(10007022,10,7,22,'Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.'),(10007023,10,7,23,'And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?'),(10007024,10,7,24,'For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people to thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.'),(10007025,10,7,25,'And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.'),(10007026,10,7,26,'And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.'),(10007027,10,7,27,'For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee.'),(10007028,10,7,28,'And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness to thy servant:'),(10007029,10,7,29,'Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.'),(10008001,10,8,1,'And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.'),(10008002,10,8,2,'And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines he measured to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David\'s servants, and brought gifts.'),(10008003,10,8,3,'David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.'),(10008004,10,8,4,'And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.'),(10008005,10,8,5,'And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.'),(10008006,10,8,6,'Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.'),(10008007,10,8,7,'And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.'),(10008008,10,8,8,'And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took very much brass.'),(10008009,10,8,9,'When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,'),(10008010,10,8,10,'Then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: (for Hadadezer had wars with Toi) and Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:'),(10008011,10,8,11,'Which also king David dedicated to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;'),(10008012,10,8,12,'Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.'),(10008013,10,8,13,'And David made him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of Salt, being eighteen thousand men.'),(10008014,10,8,14,'And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all they of Edom became David\'s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.'),(10008015,10,8,15,'And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people.'),(10008016,10,8,16,'And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;'),(10008017,10,8,17,'And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests: and Seraiah was the scribe;'),(10008018,10,8,18,'And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David\'s sons were chief rulers.'),(10009001,10,9,1,'And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan\'s sake?'),(10009002,10,9,2,'And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him to David, the king said to him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.'),(10009003,10,9,3,'And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? and Ziba said to the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame in his feet.'),(10009004,10,9,4,'And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.'),(10009005,10,9,5,'Then king David sent, and brought him from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.'),(10009006,10,9,6,'Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!'),(10009007,10,9,7,'And David said to him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.'),(10009008,10,9,8,'And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?'),(10009009,10,9,9,'Then the king called to Ziba, Saul\'s servant, and said to him, I have given to thy master\'s son all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house.'),(10009010,10,9,10,'Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master\'s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master\'s son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.'),(10009011,10,9,11,'Then said Ziba to the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king\'s sons.'),(10009012,10,9,12,'And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micah. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.'),(10009013,10,9,13,'So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he ate continually at the king\'s table; and was lame in both his feet.'),(10010001,10,10,1,'And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.'),(10010002,10,10,2,'Then said David, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David\'s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.'),(10010003,10,10,3,'And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters to thee? hath not David rather sent his servants to thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?'),(10010004,10,10,4,'Wherefore Hanun took David\'s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.'),(10010005,10,10,5,'When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return.'),(10010006,10,10,6,'And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.'),(10010007,10,10,7,'And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.'),(10010008,10,10,8,'And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.'),(10010009,10,10,9,'When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he selected of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:'),(10010010,10,10,10,'And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.'),(10010011,10,10,11,'And he said, If the Syrians shall be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon shall be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.'),(10010012,10,10,12,'Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.'),(10010013,10,10,13,'And Joab and the people that were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.'),(10010014,10,10,14,'And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.'),(10010015,10,10,15,'And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they assembled themselves.'),(10010016,10,10,16,'And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.'),(10010017,10,10,17,'And when it was told David, he assembled all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.'),(10010018,10,10,18,'And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.'),(10010019,10,10,19,'And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.'),(10011001,10,11,1,'And it came to pass, after the year had expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and destroyed Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.'),(10011002,10,11,2,'And it came to pass in an evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king\'s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.'),(10011003,10,11,3,'And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?'),(10011004,10,11,4,'And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned to her house.'),(10011005,10,11,5,'And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.'),(10011006,10,11,6,'And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.'),(10011007,10,11,7,'And when Uriah had come to him, David inquired of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.'),(10011008,10,11,8,'And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king\'s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.'),(10011009,10,11,9,'But Uriah slept at the door of the king\'s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.'),(10011010,10,11,10,'And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down to his house, David said to Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down to thy house?'),(10011011,10,11,11,'And Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.'),(10011012,10,11,12,'And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow.'),(10011013,10,11,13,'And when David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk: and at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.'),(10011014,10,11,14,'And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.'),(10011015,10,11,15,'And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the front of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.'),(10011016,10,11,16,'And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men were.'),(10011017,10,11,17,'And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.'),(10011018,10,11,18,'Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;'),(10011019,10,11,19,'And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war to the king,'),(10011020,10,11,20,'And if the king\'s wrath shall rise, and he shall say to thee, Why approached ye so nigh to the city for the fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?'),(10011021,10,11,21,'Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'),(10011022,10,11,22,'So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.'),(10011023,10,11,23,'And the messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate.'),(10011024,10,11,24,'And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants: and some of the king\'s servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'),(10011025,10,11,25,'Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.'),(10011026,10,11,26,'And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.'),(10011027,10,11,27,'And when the mourning was past, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.'),(10012001,10,12,1,'And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.'),(10012002,10,12,2,'The rich man had very numerous flocks and herds:'),(10012003,10,12,3,'But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished: and it grew up together with him, and with his children: it fed of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.'),(10012004,10,12,4,'And there came a traveler to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the way-faring man that had come to him; but took the poor man\'s lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.'),(10012005,10,12,5,'And David\'s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:'),(10012006,10,12,6,'And he shall restore the lamb four-fold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.'),(10012007,10,12,7,'And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul;'),(10012008,10,12,8,'And I gave thee thy master\'s house, and thy master\'s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given to thee such and such things.'),(10012009,10,12,9,'Why hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.'),(10012010,10,12,10,'Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.'),(10012011,10,12,11,'Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes, and give them to thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.'),(10012012,10,12,12,'For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'),(10012013,10,12,13,'And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.'),(10012014,10,12,14,'But, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to thee shall surely die.'),(10012015,10,12,15,'And Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah\'s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.'),(10012016,10,12,16,'David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.'),(10012017,10,12,17,'And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.'),(10012018,10,12,18,'And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how will he then be grieved, if we tell him that the child is dead?'),(10012019,10,12,19,'But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.'),(10012020,10,12,20,'Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he ate.'),(10012021,10,12,21,'Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but after the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.'),(10012022,10,12,22,'And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted, and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?'),(10012023,10,12,23,'But now he is dead, Why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.'),(10012024,10,12,24,'And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.'),(10012025,10,12,25,'And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.'),(10012026,10,12,26,'And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.'),(10012027,10,12,27,'And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.'),(10012028,10,12,28,'Now therefore collect the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.'),(10012029,10,12,29,'And David collected all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.'),(10012030,10,12,30,'And he took their king\'s crown from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David\'s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.'),(10012031,10,12,31,'And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.'),(10013001,10,13,1,'And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.'),(10013002,10,13,2,'And Amnon was so afflicted, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.'),(10013003,10,13,3,'But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David\'s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.'),(10013004,10,13,4,'And he said to him, Why art thou, being the king\'s son, pining from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom\'s sister.'),(10013005,10,13,5,'And Jonadab said to him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say to him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me food, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.'),(10013006,10,13,6,'So Amnon lay down and made himself sick: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make for me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.'),(10013007,10,13,7,'Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon\'s house, and dress meat for him.'),(10013008,10,13,8,'So Tamar went to her brother Amnon\'s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.'),(10013009,10,13,9,'And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.'),(10013010,10,13,10,'And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.'),(10013011,10,13,11,'And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.'),(10013012,10,13,12,'And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.'),(10013013,10,13,13,'And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.'),(10013014,10,13,14,'Howbeit, he would not hearken to her voice: but being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.'),(10013015,10,13,15,'Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.'),(10013016,10,13,16,'And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.'),(10013017,10,13,17,'Then he called his servant that ministered to him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.'),(10013018,10,13,18,'And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king\'s daughters that were virgins appareled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.'),(10013019,10,13,19,'And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.'),(10013020,10,13,20,'And Absalom her brother said to her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom\'s house.'),(10013021,10,13,21,'But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.'),(10013022,10,13,22,'And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.'),(10013023,10,13,23,'And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king\'s sons.'),(10013024,10,13,24,'And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.'),(10013025,10,13,25,'And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable to thee. And he pressed him: yet he would not go, but blessed him.'),(10013026,10,13,26,'Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?'),(10013027,10,13,27,'But Absalom pressed him that he should let Amnon and all the king\'s sons go with him.'),(10013028,10,13,28,'Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon\'s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have I not commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.'),(10013029,10,13,29,'And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king\'s sons arose, and every man rode upon his mule, and fled.'),(10013030,10,13,30,'And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that information came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king\'s sons, and there is not one of them left.'),(10013031,10,13,31,'Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.'),(10013032,10,13,32,'And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David\'s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king\'s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.'),(10013033,10,13,33,'Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king\'s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.'),(10013034,10,13,34,'But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, there came many people by the way of the hillside behind him.'),(10013035,10,13,35,'And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king\'s sons come; as thy servant said, so it is.'),(10013036,10,13,36,'And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that behold, the king\'s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept exceedingly.'),(10013037,10,13,37,'But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.'),(10013038,10,13,38,'So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.'),(10013039,10,13,39,'And the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.'),(10014001,10,14,1,'Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king\'s heart was towards Absalom.'),(10014002,10,14,2,'And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:'),(10014003,10,14,3,'And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.'),(10014004,10,14,4,'And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.'),(10014005,10,14,5,'And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.'),(10014006,10,14,6,'And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.'),(10014007,10,14,7,'And behold, the whole family hath risen against thy handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.'),(10014008,10,14,8,'And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.'),(10014009,10,14,9,'And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father\'s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.'),(10014010,10,14,10,'And the king said, Whoever saith aught to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.'),(10014011,10,14,11,'Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.'),(10014012,10,14,12,'Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.'),(10014013,10,14,13,'And the woman said, Why then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one who is faulty, in that the king doth not bring home again his banished.'),(10014014,10,14,14,'For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.'),(10014015,10,14,15,'Now therefore that I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.'),(10014016,10,14,16,'For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid from the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.'),(10014017,10,14,17,'Then thy handmaid said, The word of my lord the king, will now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.'),(10014018,10,14,18,'Then the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.'),(10014019,10,14,19,'And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid:'),(10014020,10,14,20,'To bring about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are on the earth.'),(10014021,10,14,21,'And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.'),(10014022,10,14,22,'And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.'),(10014023,10,14,23,'So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.'),(10014024,10,14,24,'And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king\'s face.'),(10014025,10,14,25,'But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.'),(10014026,10,14,26,'And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year\'s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king\'s weight.'),(10014027,10,14,27,'And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.'),(10014028,10,14,28,'So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king\'s face.'),(10014029,10,14,29,'Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, that he might send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.'),(10014030,10,14,30,'Therefore he said to his servants, See, Joab\'s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom\'s servants set the field on fire.'),(10014031,10,14,31,'Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom, to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?'),(10014032,10,14,32,'And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me had I been there still: now therefore let me see the king\'s face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.'),(10014033,10,14,33,'So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.'),(10015001,10,15,1,'And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.'),(10015002,10,15,2,'And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is one of the tribes of Israel.'),(10015003,10,15,3,'And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed by the king to hear thee.'),(10015004,10,15,4,'Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!'),(10015005,10,15,5,'And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.'),(10015006,10,15,6,'And in this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.'),(10015007,10,15,7,'And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.'),(10015008,10,15,8,'For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.'),(10015009,10,15,9,'And the king said to him, Go in peace, So he arose, and went to Hebron.'),(10015010,10,15,10,'But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.'),(10015011,10,15,11,'And with Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.'),(10015012,10,15,12,'And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David\'s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.'),(10015013,10,15,13,'And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.'),(10015014,10,15,14,'And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he should overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.'),(10015015,10,15,15,'And the king\'s servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.'),(10015016,10,15,16,'And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women who were concubines to keep the house.'),(10015017,10,15,17,'And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.'),(10015018,10,15,18,'And all his servants passed on by his side; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.'),(10015019,10,15,19,'Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Why goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king; for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.'),(10015020,10,15,20,'Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may; return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.'),(10015021,10,15,21,'And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.'),(10015022,10,15,22,'And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.'),(10015023,10,15,23,'And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, towards the way of the wilderness.'),(10015024,10,15,24,'And lo, Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.'),(10015025,10,15,25,'And the king said to Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:'),(10015026,10,15,26,'But if he shall thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good to him.'),(10015027,10,15,27,'The king said also to Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.'),(10015028,10,15,28,'See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until word shall come from you to certify me.'),(10015029,10,15,29,'Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.'),(10015030,10,15,30,'And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went.'),(10015031,10,15,31,'And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'),(10015032,10,15,32,'And it came to pass, that when David had come to the top of the mount, where he worshiped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head;'),(10015033,10,15,33,'To whom David said, If thou shalt pass on with me, then thou wilt be a burden to me:'),(10015034,10,15,34,'But if thou shalt return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father\'s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.'),(10015035,10,15,35,'And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing thou shalt hear out of the king\'s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.'),(10015036,10,15,36,'Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok\'s son, and Jonathan Abiathar\'s son; and by them ye shall send to me every thing that ye can hear.'),(10015037,10,15,37,'So Hushai David\'s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.'),(10016001,10,16,1,'And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.'),(10016002,10,16,2,'And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king\'s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.'),(10016003,10,16,3,'And the king said, And where is thy master\'s son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.'),(10016004,10,16,4,'Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.'),(10016005,10,16,5,'And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.'),(10016006,10,16,6,'And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.'),(10016007,10,16,7,'And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:'),(10016008,10,16,8,'The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.'),(10016009,10,16,9,'Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.'),(10016010,10,16,10,'And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said to him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Why hast thou done so?'),(10016011,10,16,11,'And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjaminite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.'),(10016012,10,16,12,'It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.'),(10016013,10,16,13,'And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill\'s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.'),(10016014,10,16,14,'And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.'),(10016015,10,16,15,'And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.'),(10016016,10,16,16,'And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David\'s friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.'),(10016017,10,16,17,'And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?'),(10016018,10,16,18,'And Hushai said to Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.'),(10016019,10,16,19,'And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father\'s presence, so will I be in thy presence.'),(10016020,10,16,20,'Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.'),(10016021,10,16,21,'And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father\'s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred by thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.'),(10016022,10,16,22,'So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father\'s concubines in the sight of all Israel.'),(10016023,10,16,23,'And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.'),(10017001,10,17,1,'Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night;'),(10017002,10,17,2,'And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:'),(10017003,10,17,3,'And I will bring back all the people to thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.'),(10017004,10,17,4,'And the saying, pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.'),(10017005,10,17,5,'Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.'),(10017006,10,17,6,'And when Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not, speak thou.'),(10017007,10,17,7,'And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given, is not good at this time.'),(10017008,10,17,8,'For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.'),(10017009,10,17,9,'Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.'),(10017010,10,17,10,'And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they who are with him are valiant men.'),(10017011,10,17,11,'Therefore I counsel that all Israel should be generally gathered to thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou shouldst go to battle in thy own person.'),(10017012,10,17,12,'So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.'),(10017013,10,17,13,'Moreover, if he shall have entered into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there is not one small stone found there.'),(10017014,10,17,14,'And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.'),(10017015,10,17,15,'Then said Hushai to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseled.'),(10017016,10,17,16,'Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.'),(10017017,10,17,17,'Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a maid servant went and told them; and they went and told king David.'),(10017018,10,17,18,'Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; into which they descended.'),(10017019,10,17,19,'And the woman took and spread a covering over the well\'s mouth, and spread ground corn upon it; and the thing was not known.'),(10017020,10,17,20,'And when Absalom\'s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, they have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.'),(10017021,10,17,21,'And it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came out of the well, and went and told king David, and said to David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against you.'),(10017022,10,17,22,'Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that had not gone over Jordan.'),(10017023,10,17,23,'And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died. and was buried in the sepulcher of his father.'),(10017024,10,17,24,'Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.'),(10017025,10,17,25,'And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man\'s son, whose name was Ithra, an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab\'s mother.'),(10017026,10,17,26,'So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.'),(10017027,10,17,27,'And it came to pass, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,'),(10017028,10,17,28,'Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,'),(10017029,10,17,29,'And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of cows, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.'),(10018001,10,18,1,'And David numbered the people that were with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.'),(10018002,10,18,2,'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 to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.'),(10018003,10,18,3,'But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldst succor us out of the city.'),(10018004,10,18,4,'And the king said to them, What seemeth to you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.'),(10018005,10,18,5,'And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.'),(10018006,10,18,6,'So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;'),(10018007,10,18,7,'Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.'),(10018008,10,18,8,'For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.'),(10018009,10,18,9,'And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was suspended between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.'),(10018010,10,18,10,'And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.'),(10018011,10,18,11,'And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.'),(10018012,10,18,12,'And the man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king\'s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.'),(10018013,10,18,13,'Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldst have set thyself against me.'),(10018014,10,18,14,'Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.'),(10018015,10,18,15,'And ten young men that bore Joab\'s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.'),(10018016,10,18,16,'And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.'),(10018017,10,18,17,'And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.'),(10018018,10,18,18,'Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised for himself a pillar, which is in the king\'s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom\'s place.'),(10018019,10,18,19,'Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and inform the king, how the LORD hath avenged himself of his enemies.'),(10018020,10,18,20,'And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king\'s son is dead.'),(10018021,10,18,21,'Then said Joab to Cushi, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself to Joab, and ran.'),(10018022,10,18,22,'Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But however, let me also, I pray thee, run after Cushi. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?'),(10018023,10,18,23,'But however, said he, let me run. And he said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran Cushi.'),(10018024,10,18,24,'And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.'),(10018025,10,18,25,'And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.'),(10018026,10,18,26,'And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.'),(10018027,10,18,27,'And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good news.'),(10018028,10,18,28,'And Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, who hath delivered up the men that raised their hand against my lord the king.'),(10018029,10,18,29,'And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king\'s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.'),(10018030,10,18,30,'And the king said to him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.'),(10018031,10,18,31,'And behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.'),(10018032,10,18,32,'And the king said to Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.'),(10018033,10,18,33,'And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! O that I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!'),(10019001,10,19,1,'And it was told to Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.'),(10019002,10,19,2,'And the victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people: for the people heard it said that day how the king was grieved for his son.'),(10019003,10,19,3,'And the people withdrew by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.'),(10019004,10,19,4,'But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!'),(10019005,10,19,5,'And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, who this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;'),(10019006,10,19,6,'In that thou lovest thy enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.'),(10019007,10,19,7,'Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably to thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou shalt not go forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse to thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.'),(10019008,10,19,8,'Then the king rose, and sat in the gate. And they told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.'),(10019009,10,19,9,'And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us from the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he hath fled out of the land for Absalom.'),(10019010,10,19,10,'And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?'),(10019011,10,19,11,'And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.'),(10019012,10,19,12,'Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why then are ye the last to bring back the king?'),(10019013,10,19,13,'And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.'),(10019014,10,19,14,'And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word to the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.'),(10019015,10,19,15,'So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.'),(10019016,10,19,16,'And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.'),(10019017,10,19,17,'And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.'),(10019018,10,19,18,'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 came over Jordan;'),(10019019,10,19,19,'And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.'),(10019020,10,19,20,'For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore behold, I have come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.'),(10019021,10,19,21,'But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD\'S anointed?'),(10019022,10,19,22,'And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?'),(10019023,10,19,23,'Therefore the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.'),(10019024,10,19,24,'And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.'),(10019025,10,19,25,'And it came to pass, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?'),(10019026,10,19,26,'And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride on it, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.'),(10019027,10,19,27,'And he hath slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thy eyes.'),(10019028,10,19,28,'For all of my father\'s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that ate at thy own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more to the king?'),(10019029,10,19,29,'And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.'),(10019030,10,19,30,'And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yes, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king hath come again in peace to his own house.'),(10019031,10,19,31,'And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.'),(10019032,10,19,32,'Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim: for he was a very great man.'),(10019033,10,19,33,'And the king said to Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.'),(10019034,10,19,34,'And Barzillai said to the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?'),(10019035,10,19,35,'I am this day eighty years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing-men and singing-women? why then should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?'),(10019036,10,19,36,'Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense me with such a reward?'),(10019037,10,19,37,'Let thy servant, I pray thee, return again, that I may die in my own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to thee.'),(10019038,10,19,38,'And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good to thee: and whatever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.'),(10019039,10,19,39,'And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king had come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.'),(10019040,10,19,40,'Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.'),(10019041,10,19,41,'And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to him, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David\'s men with him, over Jordan?'),(10019042,10,19,42,'And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king\'s cost? or hath he given us any gift?'),(10019043,10,19,43,'And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.'),(10020001,10,20,1,'And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.'),(10020002,10,20,2,'So every man of Israel, withdrawing from David, followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.'),(10020003,10,20,3,'And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and fed them, but went not in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.'),(10020004,10,20,4,'Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble to me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.'),(10020005,10,20,5,'So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.'),(10020006,10,20,6,'And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord\'s servants, and pursue him, lest he get for himself fortified cities, and escape us.'),(10020007,10,20,7,'And there went out after him Joab\'s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.'),(10020008,10,20,8,'When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab\'s garment that he had put on was girded to him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.'),(10020009,10,20,9,'And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.'),(10020010,10,20,10,'But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab\'s hand: so he smote him in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.'),(10020011,10,20,11,'And one of Joab\'s men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.'),(10020012,10,20,12,'And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.'),(10020013,10,20,13,'When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.'),(10020014,10,20,14,'And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were assembled, and went also after him.'),(10020015,10,20,15,'And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.'),(10020016,10,20,16,'Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.'),(10020017,10,20,17,'And when he was come near to her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.'),(10020018,10,20,18,'Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They will surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.'),(10020019,10,20,19,'I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?'),(10020020,10,20,20,'And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.'),(10020021,10,20,21,'The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.'),(10020022,10,20,22,'Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.'),(10020023,10,20,23,'Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:'),(10020024,10,20,24,'And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:'),(10020025,10,20,25,'And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:'),(10020026,10,20,26,'And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.'),(10021001,10,21,1,'Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.'),(10021002,10,21,2,'And the king called the Gibeonites, and said to them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them: and Saul sought to slay them, in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)'),(10021003,10,21,3,'Wherefore David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and with what shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?'),(10021004,10,21,4,'And the Gibeonites said to him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.'),(10021005,10,21,5,'And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining within the borders of Israel,'),(10021006,10,21,6,'Let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD chose. And the king said, I will give them.'),(10021007,10,21,7,'But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD\'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.'),(10021008,10,21,8,'But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:'),(10021009,10,21,9,'And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.'),(10021010,10,21,10,'And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.'),(10021011,10,21,11,'And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done.'),(10021012,10,21,12,'And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:'),(10021013,10,21,13,'And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.'),(10021014,10,21,14,'And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son they buried in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulcher of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.'),(10021015,10,21,15,'Moreover, the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David became faint.'),(10021016,10,21,16,'And Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.'),(10021017,10,21,17,'But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go out no more with us to battle, that thou mayest not extinguish the light of Israel.'),(10021018,10,21,18,'And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.'),(10021019,10,21,19,'And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver\'s beam.'),(10021020,10,21,20,'And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.'),(10021021,10,21,21,'And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.'),(10021022,10,21,22,'These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.'),(10022001,10,22,1,'And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:'),(10022002,10,22,2,'And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;'),(10022003,10,22,3,'The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest me from violence.'),(10022004,10,22,4,'I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.'),(10022005,10,22,5,'When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid;'),(10022006,10,22,6,'The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;'),(10022007,10,22,7,'In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.'),(10022008,10,22,8,'Then the earth shook and trembled: the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.'),(10022009,10,22,9,'There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.'),(10022010,10,22,10,'He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.'),(10022011,10,22,11,'And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.'),(10022012,10,22,12,'And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.'),(10022013,10,22,13,'Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.'),(10022014,10,22,14,'The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.'),(10022015,10,22,15,'And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.'),(10022016,10,22,16,'And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid open, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.'),(10022017,10,22,17,'He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;'),(10022018,10,22,18,'He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.'),(10022019,10,22,19,'They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.'),(10022020,10,22,20,'He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.'),(10022021,10,22,21,'The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.'),(10022022,10,22,22,'For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.'),(10022023,10,22,23,'For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.'),(10022024,10,22,24,'I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.'),(10022025,10,22,25,'Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye-sight.'),(10022026,10,22,26,'With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.'),(10022027,10,22,27,'With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.'),(10022028,10,22,28,'And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.'),(10022029,10,22,29,'For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.'),(10022030,10,22,30,'For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.'),(10022031,10,22,31,'As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.'),(10022032,10,22,32,'For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?'),(10022033,10,22,33,'God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.'),(10022034,10,22,34,'He maketh my feet like hinds\' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.'),(10022035,10,22,35,'He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.'),(10022036,10,22,36,'Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.'),(10022037,10,22,37,'Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet have not slipped.'),(10022038,10,22,38,'I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.'),(10022039,10,22,39,'And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they have fallen under my feet.'),(10022040,10,22,40,'For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.'),(10022041,10,22,41,'Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.'),(10022042,10,22,42,'They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.'),(10022043,10,22,43,'Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.'),(10022044,10,22,44,'Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.'),(10022045,10,22,45,'Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.'),(10022046,10,22,46,'Strangers shall fade away, and they shall tremble from their close places.'),(10022047,10,22,47,'The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.'),(10022048,10,22,48,'It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,'),(10022049,10,22,49,'And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.'),(10022050,10,22,50,'Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name.'),(10022051,10,22,51,'He is the tower of salvation for his king: and he showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.'),(10023001,10,23,1,'Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,'),(10023002,10,23,2,'The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and his word was on my tongue.'),(10023003,10,23,3,'The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.'),(10023004,10,23,4,'And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.'),(10023005,10,23,5,'Although my house is not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he maketh it not to grow.'),(10023006,10,23,6,'But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:'),(10023007,10,23,7,'But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.'),(10023008,10,23,8,'These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lifted up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.'),(10023009,10,23,9,'And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there assembled to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away:'),(10023010,10,23,10,'He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand adhered to the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.'),(10023011,10,23,11,'And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were collected into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.'),(10023012,10,23,12,'But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.'),(10023013,10,23,13,'And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.'),(10023014,10,23,14,'And David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.'),(10023015,10,23,15,'And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!'),(10023016,10,23,16,'And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.'),(10023017,10,23,17,'And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.'),(10023018,10,23,18,'And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.'),(10023019,10,23,19,'Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: yet he attained not to the first three.'),(10023020,10,23,20,'And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lion-like men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:'),(10023021,10,23,21,'And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian\'s hand, and slew him with his own spear.'),(10023022,10,23,22,'These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among three mighty men.'),(10023023,10,23,23,'He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.'),(10023024,10,23,24,'Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,'),(10023025,10,23,25,'Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,'),(10023026,10,23,26,'Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,'),(10023027,10,23,27,'Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,'),(10023028,10,23,28,'Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,'),(10023029,10,23,29,'Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,'),(10023030,10,23,30,'Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,'),(10023031,10,23,31,'Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,'),(10023032,10,23,32,'Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,'),(10023033,10,23,33,'Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,'),(10023034,10,23,34,'Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,'),(10023035,10,23,35,'Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,'),(10023036,10,23,36,'Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani, the Gadite,'),(10023037,10,23,37,'Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,'),(10023038,10,23,38,'Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,'),(10023039,10,23,39,'Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.'),(10024001,10,24,1,'And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go number Israel and Judah.'),(10024002,10,24,2,'For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.'),(10024003,10,24,3,'And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD thy God add to the people, how many soever they may be, a hundred-fold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?'),(10024004,10,24,4,'Notwithstanding the king\'s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.'),(10024005,10,24,5,'And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and towards Jazer:'),(10024006,10,24,6,'Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,'),(10024007,10,24,7,'And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba.'),(10024008,10,24,8,'So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.'),(10024009,10,24,9,'And Joab presented the sum of the number of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.'),(10024010,10,24,10,'And David\'s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said to the LORD, I have sinned greatly in what I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.'),(10024011,10,24,11,'For when David had risen in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David\'s seer, saying,'),(10024012,10,24,12,'Go and say to David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it to thee.'),(10024013,10,24,13,'So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come upon thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days\' pestilence in thy land? Now consider, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.'),(10024014,10,24,14,'And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.'),(10024015,10,24,15,'So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.'),(10024016,10,24,16,'And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thy hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing-place of Araunah the Jebusite.'),(10024017,10,24,17,'And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father\'s house.'),(10024018,10,24,18,'And Gad came that day to David, and said to him, Go up, rear an altar to the LORD in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.'),(10024019,10,24,19,'And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.'),(10024020,10,24,20,'And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming towards him: And Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.'),(10024021,10,24,21,'And Araunah said, Why is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar to the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.'),(10024022,10,24,22,'And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good to him: behold, here are oxen for burnt-sacrifice, and threshing-instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.'),(10024023,10,24,23,'All these things did Araunah, as a king, give to the king. And Araunah said to the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.'),(10024024,10,24,24,'And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt-offerings to the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.'),(10024025,10,24,25,'And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.'),(11001001,11,1,1,'Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat.'),(11001002,11,1,2,'Wherefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.'),(11001003,11,1,3,'So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunamite, and brought her to the king.'),(11001004,11,1,4,'And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.'),(11001005,11,1,5,'Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.'),(11001006,11,1,6,'And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bore him after Absalom.'),(11001007,11,1,7,'And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah, helped him.'),(11001008,11,1,8,'But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.'),(11001009,11,1,9,'And Adonijah slew sheep, and oxen, and fat cattle, by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king\'s sons, and all the men of Judah the king\'s servants:'),(11001010,11,1,10,'But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.'),(11001011,11,1,11,'Wherefore Nathan spoke to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?'),(11001012,11,1,12,'Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thy own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.'),(11001013,11,1,13,'Go, and enter in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?'),(11001014,11,1,14,'Behold, while thou art yet talking there with the king, I will also come in after thee, and confirm thy words.'),(11001015,11,1,15,'And Bath-sheba went to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunamite ministered to the king.'),(11001016,11,1,16,'And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldst thou?'),(11001017,11,1,17,'And she said to him, My lord, thou didst swear by the LORD thy God to thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.'),(11001018,11,1,18,'And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:'),(11001019,11,1,19,'And he hath slain oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.'),(11001020,11,1,20,'And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldst tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.'),(11001021,11,1,21,'Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.'),(11001022,11,1,22,'And lo, while she was yet talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.'),(11001023,11,1,23,'And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.'),(11001024,11,1,24,'And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?'),(11001025,11,1,25,'For he hath gone down this day, and hath slain oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king\'s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.'),(11001026,11,1,26,'But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.'),(11001027,11,1,27,'Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shown it to thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?'),(11001028,11,1,28,'Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king\'s presence, and stood before the king.'),(11001029,11,1,29,'And the king swore, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,'),(11001030,11,1,30,'Even as I swore to thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.'),(11001031,11,1,31,'Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.'),(11001032,11,1,32,'And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.'),(11001033,11,1,33,'The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:'),(11001034,11,1,34,'And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.'),(11001035,11,1,35,'Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.'),(11001036,11,1,36,'And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.'),(11001037,11,1,37,'As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so let him be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.'),(11001038,11,1,38,'So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David\'s mule, and brought him to Gihon.'),(11001039,11,1,39,'And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.'),(11001040,11,1,40,'And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.'),(11001041,11,1,41,'And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?'),(11001042,11,1,42,'And while he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said to him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.'),(11001043,11,1,43,'And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.'),(11001044,11,1,44,'And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king\'s mule:'),(11001045,11,1,45,'And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they have come from thence rejoicing, so that the city resounded. This is the noise that ye have heard.'),(11001046,11,1,46,'And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.'),(11001047,11,1,47,'And moreover the king\'s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.'),(11001048,11,1,48,'And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.'),(11001049,11,1,49,'And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and went every man his way.'),(11001050,11,1,50,'And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.'),(11001051,11,1,51,'And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me to-day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.'),(11001052,11,1,52,'And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.'),(11001053,11,1,53,'So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said to him, Go to thy house.'),(11002001,11,2,1,'Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,'),(11002002,11,2,2,'I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;'),(11002003,11,2,3,'And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.'),(11002004,11,2,4,'That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.'),(11002005,11,2,5,'Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.'),(11002006,11,2,6,'Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to the grave in peace.'),(11002007,11,2,7,'But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.'),(11002008,11,2,8,'And behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.'),(11002009,11,2,9,'Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do to him; but his hoary head do thou bring down to the grave with blood.'),(11002010,11,2,10,'So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.'),(11002011,11,2,11,'And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.'),(11002012,11,2,12,'Then Solomon was seated upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.'),(11002013,11,2,13,'And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? and he said, Peaceably.'),(11002014,11,2,14,'He said moreover, I have somewhat to say to thee. And she said, Say on.'),(11002015,11,2,15,'And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: but the kingdom is turned about, and hath become my brother\'s: for it was his from the LORD.'),(11002016,11,2,16,'And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.'),(11002017,11,2,17,'And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say to thee no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunamite for a wife.'),(11002018,11,2,18,'And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king.'),(11002019,11,2,19,'Bath-sheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king\'s mother; and she sat on his right hand.'),(11002020,11,2,20,'Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, deny me not. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not deny thee.'),(11002021,11,2,21,'And she said, Let Abishag the Shunamite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'),(11002022,11,2,22,'And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunamite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.'),(11002023,11,2,23,'Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life.'),(11002024,11,2,24,'Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.'),(11002025,11,2,25,'And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.'),(11002026,11,2,26,'And to Abiathar the priest said the king, Depart to Anathoth, to thy own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst bear the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted.'),(11002027,11,2,27,'So Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the LORD; that he might fulfill the word of the LORD, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.'),(11002028,11,2,28,'Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.'),(11002029,11,2,29,'And it was told to king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tabernacle of the LORD; and behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.'),(11002030,11,2,30,'And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said to him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, No; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.'),(11002031,11,2,31,'And the king said to him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.'),(11002032,11,2,32,'And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it, to wit, Abner the son of Ner captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.'),(11002033,11,2,33,'Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace forever from the LORD.'),(11002034,11,2,34,'So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.'),(11002035,11,2,35,'And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the army: and Zadok the priest the king put in the room of Abiathar.'),(11002036,11,2,36,'And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence to any place whatever.'),(11002037,11,2,37,'For it shall be, that on the day thou shalt go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thy own head.'),(11002038,11,2,38,'And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.'),(11002039,11,2,39,'And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath: and they told Shimei, saying, behold, thy servants are in Gath.'),(11002040,11,2,40,'And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.'),(11002041,11,2,41,'And it was told to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.'),(11002042,11,2,42,'And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protest to thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest any where abroad, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst to me, The word that I have heard is good.'),(11002043,11,2,43,'Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?'),(11002044,11,2,44,'The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD will return thy wickedness upon thy own head;'),(11002045,11,2,45,'And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.'),(11002046,11,2,46,'So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.'),(11003001,11,3,1,'And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh\'s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem on every side.'),(11003002,11,3,2,'Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built to the name of the LORD, until those days.'),(11003003,11,3,3,'And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.'),(11003004,11,3,4,'And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.'),(11003005,11,3,5,'In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.'),(11003006,11,3,6,'And Solomon said, Thou hast shown to thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.'),(11003007,11,3,7,'And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.'),(11003008,11,3,8,'And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.'),(11003009,11,3,9,'Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?'),(11003010,11,3,10,'And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.'),(11003011,11,3,11,'And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thy enemies: but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;'),(11003012,11,3,12,'Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like to thee.'),(11003013,11,3,13,'And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honor: so that there shall not be any among the kings like to thee all thy days,'),(11003014,11,3,14,'And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.'),(11003015,11,3,15,'And Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.'),(11003016,11,3,16,'Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.'),(11003017,11,3,17,'And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.'),(11003018,11,3,18,'And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save us two in the house.'),(11003019,11,3,19,'And this woman\'s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.'),(11003020,11,3,20,'And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.'),(11003021,11,3,21,'And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I bore.'),(11003022,11,3,22,'And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.'),(11003023,11,3,23,'Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, No; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.'),(11003024,11,3,24,'And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.'),(11003025,11,3,25,'And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.'),(11003026,11,3,26,'Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.'),(11003027,11,3,27,'Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it.'),(11003028,11,3,28,'And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.'),(11004001,11,4,1,'So king Solomon was king over all Israel.'),(11004002,11,4,2,'And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,'),(11004003,11,4,3,'Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehosaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.'),(11004004,11,4,4,'And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:'),(11004005,11,4,5,'And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king\'s friend:'),(11004006,11,4,6,'And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.'),(11004007,11,4,7,'And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.'),(11004008,11,4,8,'And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:'),(11004009,11,4,9,'The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:'),(11004010,11,4,10,'The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:'),(11004011,11,4,11,'The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:'),(11004012,11,4,12,'Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even to the place that is beyond Jokneam:'),(11004013,11,4,13,'The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars:'),(11004014,11,4,14,'Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:'),(11004015,11,4,15,'Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:'),(11004016,11,4,16,'Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:'),(11004017,11,4,17,'Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:'),(11004018,11,4,18,'Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:'),(11004019,11,4,19,'Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.'),(11004020,11,4,20,'Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.'),(11004021,11,4,21,'And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.'),(11004022,11,4,22,'And Solomon\'s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal.'),(11004023,11,4,23,'Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowls.'),(11004024,11,4,24,'For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side of the river: and he had peace on all sides around him.'),(11004025,11,4,25,'And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.'),(11004026,11,4,26,'And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.'),(11004027,11,4,27,'And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon\'s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.'),(11004028,11,4,28,'Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries they brought to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.'),(11004029,11,4,29,'And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.'),(11004030,11,4,30,'And Solomon\'s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.'),(11004031,11,4,31,'For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.'),(11004032,11,4,32,'And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.'),(11004033,11,4,33,'And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping animals, and of fishes.'),(11004034,11,4,34,'And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.'),(11005001,11,5,1,'And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.'),(11005002,11,5,2,'And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,'),(11005003,11,5,3,'Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house to the name of the LORD his God, for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.'),(11005004,11,5,4,'But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.'),(11005005,11,5,5,'And behold, I purpose to build a house to the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build a house to my name.'),(11005006,11,5,6,'Now therefore command thou, that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and to thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that is skilled in hewing timber like the Sidonians.'),(11005007,11,5,7,'And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, who hath given to David a wise son over this great people.'),(11005008,11,5,8,'And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will perform all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.'),(11005009,11,5,9,'My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.'),(11005010,11,5,10,'So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.'),(11005011,11,5,11,'And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.'),(11005012,11,5,12,'And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.'),(11005013,11,5,13,'And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.'),(11005014,11,5,14,'And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home. And Adoniram was over the levy.'),(11005015,11,5,15,'And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;'),(11005016,11,5,16,'Besides the chief of Solomon\'s officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.'),(11005017,11,5,17,'And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.'),(11005018,11,5,18,'And Solomon\'s builders, and Hiram\'s builders did hew them, and the stone-squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.'),(11006001,11,6,1,'And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon\'s reign over Israel, in the month of Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.'),(11006002,11,6,2,'And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length of it was sixty cubits, and the breadth of it twenty cubits, and the hight of it thirty cubits.'),(11006003,11,6,3,'And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length of it, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth of it, before the house.'),(11006004,11,6,4,'And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.'),(11006005,11,6,5,'And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:'),(11006006,11,6,6,'The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.'),(11006007,11,6,7,'And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither; so that there was neither hammer nor ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.'),(11006008,11,6,8,'The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third;'),(11006009,11,6,9,'So he built the house and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.'),(11006010,11,6,10,'And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.'),(11006011,11,6,11,'And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,'),(11006012,11,6,12,'Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spoke to David thy father:'),(11006013,11,6,13,'And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.'),(11006014,11,6,14,'So Solomon built the house, and finished it.'),(11006015,11,6,15,'And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.'),(11006016,11,6,16,'And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.'),(11006017,11,6,17,'And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.'),(11006018,11,6,18,'And the cedar of the house within was carved with knobs and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.'),(11006019,11,6,19,'And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.'),(11006020,11,6,20,'And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the hight of it, and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.'),(11006021,11,6,21,'So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.'),(11006022,11,6,22,'And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.'),(11006023,11,6,23,'And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.'),(11006024,11,6,24,'And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.'),(11006025,11,6,25,'And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.'),(11006026,11,6,26,'The hight of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.'),(11006027,11,6,27,'And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.'),(11006028,11,6,28,'And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.'),(11006029,11,6,29,'And he carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers, within and without.'),(11006030,11,6,30,'And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.'),(11006031,11,6,31,'And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side-posts were a fifth part of the wall.'),(11006032,11,6,32,'The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.'),(11006033,11,6,33,'So also he made for the door of the temple posts of olive tree a fourth part of the wall.'),(11006034,11,6,34,'And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.'),(11006035,11,6,35,'And he carved thereon cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers; and covered them with gold, fitted upon the carved work.'),(11006036,11,6,36,'And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams.'),(11006037,11,6,37,'In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:'),(11006038,11,6,38,'And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul (which is the eighth month) was the house finished throughout all its parts, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.'),(11007001,11,7,1,'But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.'),(11007002,11,7,2,'He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its hight thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.'),(11007003,11,7,3,'And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.'),(11007004,11,7,4,'And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.'),(11007005,11,7,5,'And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.'),(11007006,11,7,6,'And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beams were before them.'),(11007007,11,7,7,'Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.'),(11007008,11,7,8,'And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also a house for Pharaoh\'s daughter, whom he had married, like to this porch.'),(11007009,11,7,9,'All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside towards the great court.'),(11007010,11,7,10,'And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones; stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.'),(11007011,11,7,11,'And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewn stones, and cedars.'),(11007012,11,7,12,'And the great court around was with three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.'),(11007013,11,7,13,'And king Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.'),(11007014,11,7,14,'He was a widow\'s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and ingenious to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.'),(11007015,11,7,15,'For he cast two pillars of brass, each of eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits did encompass each of them.'),(11007016,11,7,16,'And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the hight of the one capital was five cubits, and the hight of the other capital was five cubits:'),(11007017,11,7,17,'And nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.'),(11007018,11,7,18,'And he made the pillars, and two rows around upon the one net-work, to cover the capitals that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so he did for the other capital.'),(11007019,11,7,19,'And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits.'),(11007020,11,7,20,'And the capitals upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the net-work: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows around upon the other capital.'),(11007021,11,7,21,'And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.'),(11007022,11,7,22,'And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.'),(11007023,11,7,23,'And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was entirely round, and its hight was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it.'),(11007024,11,7,24,'And under the brim of it around there were knobs compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea around: the knobs were cast in two rows, when it was cast.'),(11007025,11,7,25,'It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking towards the north, and three looking towards the west, and three looking towards the south, and three looking towards the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.'),(11007026,11,7,26,'And it was a hand-breadth thick, and its brim was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.'),(11007027,11,7,27,'And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth of it, and three cubits the hight of it.'),(11007028,11,7,28,'And the work of the bases was in this manner: They had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:'),(11007029,11,7,29,'And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.'),(11007030,11,7,30,'And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners of it had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.'),(11007031,11,7,31,'And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: but the mouth of it was round after the work of the base, a cubit and a half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.'),(11007032,11,7,32,'And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the hight of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.'),(11007033,11,7,33,'And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their fellies, and their spokes, were all molten.'),(11007034,11,7,34,'And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.'),(11007035,11,7,35,'And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base its ledges and its borders were of the same.'),(11007036,11,7,36,'For on the plates of its ledges, and on its borders, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions around.'),(11007037,11,7,37,'After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.'),(11007038,11,7,38,'Then he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.'),(11007039,11,7,39,'And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.'),(11007040,11,7,40,'And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he executed for king Solomon for the house of the LORD:'),(11007041,11,7,41,'The two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two net-works, to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars;'),(11007042,11,7,42,'And four hundred pomegranates for the two net-works, even two rows of pomegranates for one net-work, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars;'),(11007043,11,7,43,'And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;'),(11007044,11,7,44,'And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;'),(11007045,11,7,45,'And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: and all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.'),(11007046,11,7,46,'In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.'),(11007047,11,7,47,'And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were very numerous: neither was the weight of the brass ascertained.'),(11007048,11,7,48,'And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which was the show-bread,'),(11007049,11,7,49,'And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,'),(11007050,11,7,50,'And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.'),(11007051,11,7,51,'So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, he placed among the treasures of the house of the LORD.'),(11008001,11,8,1,'Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.'),(11008002,11,8,2,'And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.'),(11008003,11,8,3,'And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.'),(11008004,11,8,4,'And they brought the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring.'),(11008005,11,8,5,'And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.'),(11008006,11,8,6,'And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.'),(11008007,11,8,7,'For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staffs thereof above.'),(11008008,11,8,8,'And they drew out the staffs, that the ends of the staffs were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are to this day.'),(11008009,11,8,9,'There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses deposited there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.'),(11008010,11,8,10,'And it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,'),(11008011,11,8,11,'So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.'),(11008012,11,8,12,'Then spoke Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.'),(11008013,11,8,13,'I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.'),(11008014,11,8,14,'And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel were standing.'),(11008015,11,8,15,'And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,'),(11008016,11,8,16,'Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel from Egypt, I have chosen no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.'),(11008017,11,8,17,'And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.'),(11008018,11,8,18,'And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart.'),(11008019,11,8,19,'Nevertheless, thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house to my name.'),(11008020,11,8,20,'And the LORD hath performed his word that he spoke, and I have risen in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.'),(11008021,11,8,21,'And I have set there a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them from the land of Egypt.'),(11008022,11,8,22,'And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards Heaven:'),(11008023,11,8,23,'And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart.'),(11008024,11,8,24,'Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: thou didst speak also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.'),(11008025,11,8,25,'Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; provided thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.'),(11008026,11,8,26,'And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou didst speak to thy servant David my father.'),(11008027,11,8,27,'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built?'),(11008028,11,8,28,'Yet have thou respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken to the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee this day:'),(11008029,11,8,29,'That thy eyes may be open towards this house night and day, even towards the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken to the prayer which thy servant shall make towards this place.'),(11008030,11,8,30,'And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray towards this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place: and when thou hearest, forgive.'),(11008031,11,8,31,'If any man shall trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thy altar in this house:'),(11008032,11,8,32,'Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.'),(11008033,11,8,33,'When thy people Israel shall be smitten before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication to thee in this house:'),(11008034,11,8,34,'Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.'),(11008035,11,8,35,'When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray towards this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:'),(11008036,11,8,36,'Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou mayest teach them the good way in which they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.'),(11008037,11,8,37,'If there shall be in the land famine, if there shall be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there shall be caterpillar; if their enemy shall besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there shall be;'),(11008038,11,8,38,'Whatever prayer and supplication shall be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands towards this house:'),(11008039,11,8,39,'Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)'),(11008040,11,8,40,'That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest to our fathers.'),(11008041,11,8,41,'Moreover, concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name\'s sake;'),(11008042,11,8,42,'(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy out-stretched arm;) when he shall come and pray towards this house;'),(11008043,11,8,43,'Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.'),(11008044,11,8,44,'If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray to the LORD towards the city which thou hast chosen, and towards the house that I have built for thy name:'),(11008045,11,8,45,'Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.'),(11008046,11,8,46,'If they shall sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou shalt be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives to the land of the enemy, far or near;'),(11008047,11,8,47,'Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent and make supplication to thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;'),(11008048,11,8,48,'And so return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive, and pray to thee towards their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:'),(11008049,11,8,49,'Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause,'),(11008050,11,8,50,'And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:'),(11008051,11,8,51,'For they are thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:'),(11008052,11,8,52,'That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all their supplications to thee.'),(11008053,11,8,53,'For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thy inheritance, as thou didst speak by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.'),(11008054,11,8,54,'And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees, with his hands spread up to heaven.'),(11008055,11,8,55,'And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,'),(11008056,11,8,56,'Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.'),(11008057,11,8,57,'The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:'),(11008058,11,8,58,'That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.'),(11008059,11,8,59,'And let these my words with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh to the LORD our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:'),(11008060,11,8,60,'That all the people of the earth may know, that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.'),(11008061,11,8,61,'Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.'),(11008062,11,8,62,'And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.'),(11008063,11,8,63,'And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered to the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.'),(11008064,11,8,64,'The same day did the king consecrate the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt-offerings, and meat-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt-offerings, and meat-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings.'),(11008065,11,8,65,'And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entrance into Hamath to the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.'),(11008066,11,8,66,'On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.'),(11009001,11,9,1,'And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king\'s house, and all Solomon\'s desire which he was pleased to perform,'),(11009002,11,9,2,'That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.'),(11009003,11,9,3,'And the LORD said to him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.'),(11009004,11,9,4,'And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:'),(11009005,11,9,5,'Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.'),(11009006,11,9,6,'But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:'),(11009007,11,9,7,'Then will I cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a by-word among all people:'),(11009008,11,9,8,'And at this house which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?'),(11009009,11,9,9,'And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers from the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshiped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.'),(11009010,11,9,10,'And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king\'s house,'),(11009011,11,9,11,'(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.'),(11009012,11,9,12,'And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.'),(11009013,11,9,13,'And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul to this day.'),(11009014,11,9,14,'And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.'),(11009015,11,9,15,'And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.'),(11009016,11,9,16,'For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present to his daughter, Solomon\'s wife.'),(11009017,11,9,17,'And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,'),(11009018,11,9,18,'And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,'),(11009019,11,9,19,'And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.'),(11009020,11,9,20,'And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel,'),(11009021,11,9,21,'Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond-service to this day.'),(11009022,11,9,22,'But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bond-men: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.'),(11009023,11,9,23,'These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon\'s work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.'),(11009024,11,9,24,'But Pharaoh\'s daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her: then he built Millo.'),(11009025,11,9,25,'And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built to the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.'),(11009026,11,9,26,'And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.'),(11009027,11,9,27,'And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.'),(11009028,11,9,28,'And they came to Ophir, and imported from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.'),(11010001,11,10,1,'And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.'),(11010002,11,10,2,'And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she had come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.'),(11010003,11,10,3,'And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.'),(11010004,11,10,4,'And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon\'s wisdom, and the house that he had built,'),(11010005,11,10,5,'And the provisions of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.'),(11010006,11,10,6,'And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.'),(11010007,11,10,7,'Howbeit, I believed not the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.'),(11010008,11,10,8,'Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.'),(11010009,11,10,9,'Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore he made thee king, to do judgment and justice.'),(11010010,11,10,10,'And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great quantity, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.'),(11010011,11,10,11,'And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.'),(11010012,11,10,12,'And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king\'s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor have they been seen to this day.'),(11010013,11,10,13,'And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.'),(11010014,11,10,14,'Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,'),(11010015,11,10,15,'Besides what he had of the merchants, and of the traffic of the spice-merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.'),(11010016,11,10,16,'And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.'),(11010017,11,10,17,'And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.'),(11010018,11,10,18,'Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.'),(11010019,11,10,19,'The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.'),(11010020,11,10,20,'And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.'),(11010021,11,10,21,'And all king Solomon\'s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.'),(11010022,11,10,22,'For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.'),(11010023,11,10,23,'So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.'),(11010024,11,10,24,'And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.'),(11010025,11,10,25,'And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.'),(11010026,11,10,26,'And Solomon collected chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.'),(11010027,11,10,27,'And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.'),(11010028,11,10,28,'And Solomon had horses brought from Egypt, and linen yarn: the king\'s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.'),(11010029,11,10,29,'And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.'),(11011001,11,11,1,'But king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;'),(11011002,11,11,2,'Of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon cleaved to these in love.'),(11011003,11,11,3,'And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.'),(11011004,11,11,4,'For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.'),(11011005,11,11,5,'For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.'),(11011006,11,11,6,'And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.'),(11011007,11,11,7,'Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.'),(11011008,11,11,8,'And likewise did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.'),(11011009,11,11,9,'And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,'),(11011010,11,11,10,'And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.'),(11011011,11,11,11,'Wherefore the LORD said to Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done by thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.'),(11011012,11,11,12,'Notwithstanding, in thy days, I will not do it, for David thy father\'s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.'),(11011013,11,11,13,'Yet, I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant\'s sake, and for Jerusalem\'s sake which I have chosen.'),(11011014,11,11,14,'And the LORD stirred up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king\'s seed in Edom.'),(11011015,11,11,15,'For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;'),(11011016,11,11,16,'(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)'),(11011017,11,11,17,'That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father\'s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.'),(11011018,11,11,18,'And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them from Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt; who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.'),(11011019,11,11,19,'And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him for a wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.'),(11011020,11,11,20,'And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh\'s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh\'s household among the sons of Pharaoh.'),(11011021,11,11,21,'And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.'),(11011022,11,11,22,'Then Pharaoh said to him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thy own country? And he answered, Nothing: yet, in any wise let me go.'),(11011023,11,11,23,'And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:'),(11011024,11,11,24,'And he gathered men to him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt in it, and reigned in Damascus.'),(11011025,11,11,25,'And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.'),(11011026,11,11,26,'And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon\'s servant, whose mother\'s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he raised his hand against the king.'),(11011027,11,11,27,'And this was the cause why he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.'),(11011028,11,11,28,'And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon, seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.'),(11011029,11,11,29,'And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:'),(11011030,11,11,30,'And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:'),(11011031,11,11,31,'And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:'),(11011032,11,11,32,'(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David\'s sake, and for Jerusalem\'s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)'),(11011033,11,11,33,'Because they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.'),(11011034,11,11,34,'Yet I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant\'s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:'),(11011035,11,11,35,'But I will take the kingdom out of his son\'s hand, and will give it to thee, even ten tribes.'),(11011036,11,11,36,'And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for me to put my name there.'),(11011037,11,11,37,'And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.'),(11011038,11,11,38,'And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken to all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to thee.'),(11011039,11,11,39,'And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.'),(11011040,11,11,40,'Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.'),(11011041,11,11,41,'And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?'),(11011042,11,11,42,'And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.'),(11011043,11,11,43,'And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.'),(11012001,11,12,1,'And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.'),(11012002,11,12,2,'And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)'),(11012003,11,12,3,'That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,'),(11012004,11,12,4,'Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.'),(11012005,11,12,5,'And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.'),(11012006,11,12,6,'And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?'),(11012007,11,12,7,'And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant to this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.'),(11012008,11,12,8,'But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that had grown up with him, and who stood before him:'),(11012009,11,12,9,'And he said to them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?'),(11012010,11,12,10,'And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak to this people who spoke to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter to us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father\'s loins.'),(11012011,11,12,11,'And now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'),(11012012,11,12,12,'So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.'),(11012013,11,12,13,'And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men\'s counsel that they gave him;'),(11012014,11,12,14,'And spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'),(11012015,11,12,15,'Wherefore the king hearkened not to the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.'),(11012016,11,12,16,'So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thy own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.'),(11012017,11,12,17,'But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.'),(11012018,11,12,18,'Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to enter his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.'),(11012019,11,12,19,'So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.'),(11012020,11,12,20,'And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.'),(11012021,11,12,21,'And when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.'),(11012022,11,12,22,'But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,'),(11012023,11,12,23,'Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,'),(11012024,11,12,24,'Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.'),(11012025,11,12,25,'Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt in it, and went out from thence, and built Penuel.'),(11012026,11,12,26,'And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:'),(11012027,11,12,27,'If this people go up to perform sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.'),(11012028,11,12,28,'Upon which the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.'),(11012029,11,12,29,'And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other he placed in Dan.'),(11012030,11,12,30,'And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even to Dan.'),(11012031,11,12,31,'And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.'),(11012032,11,12,32,'And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.'),(11012033,11,12,33,'So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast to the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.'),(11013001,11,13,1,'And behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.'),(11013002,11,13,2,'And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men\'s bones shall be burnt upon thee.'),(11013003,11,13,3,'And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.'),(11013004,11,13,4,'And it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it to him again.'),(11013005,11,13,5,'The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.'),(11013006,11,13,6,'And the king answered and said to the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king\'s hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before.'),(11013007,11,13,7,'And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.'),(11013008,11,13,8,'And the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:'),(11013009,11,13,9,'For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.'),(11013010,11,13,10,'So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.'),(11013011,11,13,11,'Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father.'),(11013012,11,13,12,'And their father said to them, What way went he? for his sons had seen what way the man of God went, who came from Judah.'),(11013013,11,13,13,'And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode upon it.'),(11013014,11,13,14,'And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.'),(11013015,11,13,15,'Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.'),(11013016,11,13,16,'And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:'),(11013017,11,13,17,'For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.'),(11013018,11,13,18,'He said to him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied to him.'),(11013019,11,13,19,'So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.'),(11013020,11,13,20,'And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet that brought him back:'),(11013021,11,13,21,'And he cried to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,'),(11013022,11,13,22,'But hast returned, and hast eaten bread and drank water in the place, of which the LORD said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come to the sepulcher of thy fathers.'),(11013023,11,13,23,'And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drank, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.'),(11013024,11,13,24,'And when he had gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.'),(11013025,11,13,25,'And behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.'),(11013026,11,13,26,'And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient to the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him to the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke to him.'),(11013027,11,13,27,'And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.'),(11013028,11,13,28,'And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.'),(11013029,11,13,29,'And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.'),(11013030,11,13,30,'And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!'),(11013031,11,13,31,'And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulcher in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:'),(11013032,11,13,32,'For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.'),(11013033,11,13,33,'After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.'),(11013034,11,13,34,'And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from the face of the earth.'),(11014001,11,14,1,'At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.'),(11014002,11,14,2,'And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou mayest not be known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people.'),(11014003,11,14,3,'And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child.'),(11014004,11,14,4,'And Jeroboam\'s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.'),(11014005,11,14,5,'And the LORD said to Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say to her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she will feign herself to be another woman.'),(11014006,11,14,6,'And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.'),(11014007,11,14,7,'Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,'),(11014008,11,14,8,'And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes;'),(11014009,11,14,9,'But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:'),(11014010,11,14,10,'Therefore behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam the males, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it is all gone.'),(11014011,11,14,11,'Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.'),(11014012,11,14,12,'Arise thou therefore, depart to thy own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.'),(11014013,11,14,13,'And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing towards the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.'),(11014014,11,14,14,'Moreover, the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.'),(11014015,11,14,15,'For the LORD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he will root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.'),(11014016,11,14,16,'And he will give up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.'),(11014017,11,14,17,'And Jeroboam\'s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshhold of the door, the child died;'),(11014018,11,14,18,'And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.'),(11014019,11,14,19,'And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.'),(11014020,11,14,20,'And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.'),(11014021,11,14,21,'And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother\'s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.'),(11014022,11,14,22,'And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.'),(11014023,11,14,23,'For they also built for themselves high places, and images and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.'),(11014024,11,14,24,'And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.'),(11014025,11,14,25,'And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:'),(11014026,11,14,26,'And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king\'s house; he even took away all; and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.'),(11014027,11,14,27,'And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, who kept the door of the king\'s house.'),(11014028,11,14,28,'And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.'),(11014029,11,14,29,'Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?'),(11014030,11,14,30,'And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.'),(11014031,11,14,31,'And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother\'s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.'),(11015001,11,15,1,'Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.'),(11015002,11,15,2,'Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother\'s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.'),(11015003,11,15,3,'And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.'),(11015004,11,15,4,'Nevertheless, for David\'s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:'),(11015005,11,15,5,'Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.'),(11015006,11,15,6,'And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.'),(11015007,11,15,7,'Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.'),(11015008,11,15,8,'And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.'),(11015009,11,15,9,'And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.'),(11015010,11,15,10,'And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother\'s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.'),(11015011,11,15,11,'And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.'),(11015012,11,15,12,'And he banished the sodomites from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.'),(11015013,11,15,13,'And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.'),(11015014,11,15,14,'But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa\'s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.'),(11015015,11,15,15,'And he brought the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.'),(11015016,11,15,16,'And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.'),(11015017,11,15,17,'And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.'),(11015018,11,15,18,'Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king\'s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,'),(11015019,11,15,19,'There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent to thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.'),(11015020,11,15,20,'So Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of the armies which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.'),(11015021,11,15,21,'And it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.'),(11015022,11,15,22,'Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built it; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.'),(11015023,11,15,23,'The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.'),(11015024,11,15,24,'And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.'),(11015025,11,15,25,'And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.'),(11015026,11,15,26,'And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.'),(11015027,11,15,27,'And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.'),(11015028,11,15,28,'Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.'),(11015029,11,15,29,'And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:'),(11015030,11,15,30,'Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation with which he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.'),(11015031,11,15,31,'Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?'),(11015032,11,15,32,'And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.'),(11015033,11,15,33,'In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.'),(11015034,11,15,34,'And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.'),(11016001,11,16,1,'Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,'),(11016002,11,16,2,'Forasmuch as I exalted thee from the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;'),(11016003,11,16,3,'Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.'),(11016004,11,16,4,'Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.'),(11016005,11,16,5,'Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?'),(11016006,11,16,6,'So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.'),(11016007,11,16,7,'And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.'),(11016008,11,16,8,'In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.'),(11016009,11,16,9,'And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.'),(11016010,11,16,10,'And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.'),(11016011,11,16,11,'And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one male, neither of his kinsman, nor of his friends.'),(11016012,11,16,12,'Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke against Baasha, by Jehu the prophet,'),(11016013,11,16,13,'For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.'),(11016014,11,16,14,'Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?'),(11016015,11,16,15,'In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.'),(11016016,11,16,16,'And the people that were encamped heard it said, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.'),(11016017,11,16,17,'And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.'),(11016018,11,16,18,'And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king\'s house, and burnt the king\'s house over him with fire, and died,'),(11016019,11,16,19,'For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.'),(11016020,11,16,20,'Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?'),(11016021,11,16,21,'Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.'),(11016022,11,16,22,'But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.'),(11016023,11,16,23,'In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.'),(11016024,11,16,24,'And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.'),(11016025,11,16,25,'But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.'),(11016026,11,16,26,'For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.'),(11016027,11,16,27,'Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?'),(11016028,11,16,28,'So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.'),(11016029,11,16,29,'And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.'),(11016030,11,16,30,'And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.'),(11016031,11,16,31,'And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.'),(11016032,11,16,32,'And he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.'),(11016033,11,16,33,'And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.'),(11016034,11,16,34,'In his days Hiel the Beth-elite built Jericho: he laid the foundation of it in Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates of it in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.'),(11017001,11,17,1,'And Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'),(11017002,11,17,2,'And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,'),(11017003,11,17,3,'Depart hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.'),(11017004,11,17,4,'And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'),(11017005,11,17,5,'So he went and did according to the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.'),(11017006,11,17,6,'And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.'),(11017007,11,17,7,'And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.'),(11017008,11,17,8,'And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,'),(11017009,11,17,9,'Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.'),(11017010,11,17,10,'So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.'),(11017011,11,17,11,'And as she was going to bring it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.'),(11017012,11,17,12,'And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'),(11017013,11,17,13,'And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it to me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.'),(11017014,11,17,14,'For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.'),(11017015,11,17,15,'And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.'),(11017016,11,17,16,'And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Elijah.'),(11017017,11,17,17,'And it came to pass after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so severe, that there was no breath left in him.'),(11017018,11,17,18,'And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?'),(11017019,11,17,19,'And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.'),(11017020,11,17,20,'And he cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?'),(11017021,11,17,21,'And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child\'s soul come into him again.'),(11017022,11,17,22,'And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.'),(11017023,11,17,23,'And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.'),(11017024,11,17,24,'And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'),(11018001,11,18,1,'And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.'),(11018002,11,18,2,'And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a grievous famine in Samaria.'),(11018003,11,18,3,'And Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:'),(11018004,11,18,4,'For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)'),(11018005,11,18,5,'And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all brooks: it may be we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.'),(11018006,11,18,6,'So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.'),(11018007,11,18,7,'And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?'),(11018008,11,18,8,'And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.'),(11018009,11,18,9,'And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to slay me?'),(11018010,11,18,10,'As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation nor kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.'),(11018011,11,18,11,'And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.'),(11018012,11,18,12,'And it will come to pass, as soon as I have gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.'),(11018013,11,18,13,'Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD\'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?'),(11018014,11,18,14,'And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay me.'),(11018015,11,18,15,'And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him to-day.'),(11018016,11,18,16,'So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.'),(11018017,11,18,17,'And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?'),(11018018,11,18,18,'And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father\'s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.'),(11018019,11,18,19,'Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, who eat at Jezebel\'s table.'),(11018020,11,18,20,'So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets to mount Carmel.'),(11018021,11,18,21,'And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD is God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.'),(11018022,11,18,22,'Then said Elijah to the people, I even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal\'s prophet\'s are four hundred and fifty men.'),(11018023,11,18,23,'Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:'),(11018024,11,18,24,'And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.'),(11018025,11,18,25,'And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.'),(11018026,11,18,26,'And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.'),(11018027,11,18,27,'And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleepeth, and must be awaked.'),(11018028,11,18,28,'And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.'),(11018029,11,18,29,'And it came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.'),(11018030,11,18,30,'And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.'),(11018031,11,18,31,'And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:'),(11018032,11,18,32,'And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.'),(11018033,11,18,33,'And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt-sacrifice, and on the wood.'),(11018034,11,18,34,'And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.'),(11018035,11,18,35,'And the water ran around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.'),(11018036,11,18,36,'And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.'),(11018037,11,18,37,'Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.'),(11018038,11,18,38,'Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.'),(11018039,11,18,39,'And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.'),(11018040,11,18,40,'And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.'),(11018041,11,18,41,'And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.'),(11018042,11,18,42,'So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,'),(11018043,11,18,43,'And said to his servant, Go up now, look towards the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.'),(11018044,11,18,44,'And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man\'s hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and go down, that the rain may not hinder thee.'),(11018045,11,18,45,'And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.'),(11018046,11,18,46,'And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.'),(11019001,11,19,1,'And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.'),(11019002,11,19,2,'Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time.'),(11019003,11,19,3,'And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.'),(11019004,11,19,4,'But he himself went a day\'s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.'),(11019005,11,19,5,'And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.'),(11019006,11,19,6,'And he looked, and behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he ate and drank, and laid himself down again.'),(11019007,11,19,7,'And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee.'),(11019008,11,19,8,'And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.'),(11019009,11,19,9,'And he came thither to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, What doest thou here, Elijah?'),(11019010,11,19,10,'And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, I only, am left; and they seek my life to take it away.'),(11019011,11,19,11,'And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:'),(11019012,11,19,12,'And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.'),(11019013,11,19,13,'And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?'),(11019014,11,19,14,'And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.'),(11019015,11,19,15,'And the LORD said to him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:'),(11019016,11,19,16,'And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.'),(11019017,11,19,17,'And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.'),(11019018,11,19,18,'Yet I have left to me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.'),(11019019,11,19,19,'So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.'),(11019020,11,19,20,'And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?'),(11019021,11,19,21,'And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered to him.'),(11020001,11,20,1,'And Ben-hadad the king of Syria collected all his army: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.'),(11020002,11,20,2,'And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,'),(11020003,11,20,3,'Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the most comely, are mine.'),(11020004,11,20,4,'And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.'),(11020005,11,20,5,'And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver to me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;'),(11020006,11,20,6,'Yet I will send my servants to thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in thy eyes, they shall take it in their hand, and carry it away.'),(11020007,11,20,7,'Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I denied him not.'),(11020008,11,20,8,'And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not to him, nor consent.'),(11020009,11,20,9,'Wherefore he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first, I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.'),(11020010,11,20,10,'And Ben-hadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.'),(11020011,11,20,11,'And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.'),(11020012,11,20,12,'And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.'),(11020013,11,20,13,'And behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'),(11020014,11,20,14,'And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.'),(11020015,11,20,15,'Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.'),(11020016,11,20,16,'And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.'),(11020017,11,20,17,'And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.'),(11020018,11,20,18,'And he said, Whether they have come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they have come out for war, take them alive.'),(11020019,11,20,19,'So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.'),(11020020,11,20,20,'And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen.'),(11020021,11,20,21,'And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.'),(11020022,11,20,22,'And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said to him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.'),(11020023,11,20,23,'And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.'),(11020024,11,20,24,'And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:'),(11020025,11,20,25,'And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.'),(11020026,11,20,26,'And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.'),(11020027,11,20,27,'And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.'),(11020028,11,20,28,'And there came a man of God, and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.'),(11020029,11,20,29,'And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day.'),(11020030,11,20,30,'But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.'),(11020031,11,20,31,'And his servants said to 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: it may be he will save thy life.'),(11020032,11,20,32,'So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.'),(11020033,11,20,33,'Now the men diligently observed whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.'),(11020034,11,20,34,'And Ben-hadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.'),(11020035,11,20,35,'And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.'),(11020036,11,20,36,'Then said he to him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou hast departed from me, a lion will slay thee. And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.'),(11020037,11,20,37,'Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.'),(11020038,11,20,38,'So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.'),(11020039,11,20,39,'And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he shall be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.'),(11020040,11,20,40,'And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.'),(11020041,11,20,41,'And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.'),(11020042,11,20,42,'And he said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.'),(11020043,11,20,43,'And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.'),(11021001,11,21,1,'And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.'),(11021002,11,21,2,'And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or if it seemeth good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.'),(11021003,11,21,3,'And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.'),(11021004,11,21,4,'And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid himself down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.'),(11021005,11,21,5,'But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?'),(11021006,11,21,6,'And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it pleaseth thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.'),(11021007,11,21,7,'And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.'),(11021008,11,21,8,'So she wrote letters in Ahab\'s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.'),(11021009,11,21,9,'And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:'),(11021010,11,21,10,'And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.'),