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Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.

And Barac called Zabulon and Nephthali out of Cades, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Debbora went up with him.

And the Lord struck them with terror before the children of Israel; and the Lord destroyed them with a great slaughter at Gabaon; and they pursued them by the way of the going up of Oronin, and they smote them to Azeca and to Makeda.

For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, the cattle on the mountains, and oxen.

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? and Saul said, Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and thou was not present as thou purposedst according to the set time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered to Machmas.

And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.

O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.

And Michaias said, Because ye have taken my graven image which I made, and my priest, and are gone; and what have I remaining? and what is this that ye say to me, Why criest thou?

Then even he that is strong, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, it shall utterly melt: for all Israel knows that thy father is mighty, and they that are with him are mighty men.

Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? and hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?

For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.

And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

They kept not the covenant of God, and would not walk in his law.

And Saul swore to her, and said, As the Lord lives, no injury shall come upon thee on this account.

Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes,

And Saul sought to smite David with the spear; and David withdrew suddenly from the presence of Saul; and he drove the spear into the wall; and David retreated and escaped.

But the sons of men are vain; the sons of men are false, so as to be deceitful in the balances; they are all alike formed out of vanity.

And now, if ye have done it in truth and integrity, and have made Abimelech king, and if ye have wrought well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and if ye have done to him according to the reward of his hand,

The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.

And Joshua cast the lot for them in Selo before the Lord.

The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven at the time of thy presence: the Lord shall trouble them in his anger, and fire shall devour them.

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Chusarsathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Chusarsathaim.

And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and so do the bushes of the field.

And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.

And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.

Who does great and unsearchable things; glorious also and excellent things, innumerable.

For the sake of thy servant David turn not away the face of thine anointed.

How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? shall the enemy provoke thy name forever?

And the people the princes of Galaad said every man to his neighbour, Who is he that shall begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall even be head over all that dwell in Galaad.

And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people.

Let pains destroy him round about, and let many enemies come about him,

And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisaie the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words whatsoever thou mayest say in thy bedchamber.

And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

And Judas went to the Chananite who dwelt in Chebron; and Chebron came out against him; and the name of Chebron before was Cariatharbocsepher: and they smote Sessi, and Achiman, and Tholmi, children of Enac.

The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Sion, to all generations.

And the Levite went and began to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

And the heart of David smote him after he had numbered the people; and David said to the Lord, I have sinned grievously, O Lord, in what I have now done: remove, I pray thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have been exceedingly foolish.

And I said to you, I am the Lord your God: ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye hearkened not to my voice.

And having gone into his own house, he called his friends, and his wife Zosara.

he that reported to me that Saul was dead, even he was as one bringing glad tidings before me: but I seized him and slew him in Sekelac, to whom I ought, as he thought, to have given a reward for his tidings.

And they fought with them; and the men of Israel fall, and they fled every man to his ten; and there was a very great slaughter; and there fell of Israel thirty thousand fighting men.

and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire the voice of a gentle breeze.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to destruction? Shall the dust give praise to thee? or shall it declare thy truth?

And the woman hasted, and ran, and brought word to her husband, and said to him, Behold the man who came in the other day to me has appeared to me.

Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.

And brought Israel out of the midst of them; for his mercy endures for ever:

And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.

Who is this king of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is this king of glory.

And David said to Saul, Why dost thou hearken to the words of the people, saying, Behold, David seeks thy life?

The Lord has hearkened to my petition; the Lord has accepted my prayer.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.

O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.

They have enclosed themselves with their own fat: their mouth has spoken pride.

And David advanced and became great, and the Lord Almighty was with him.

But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen iniquity and gain saying in the city.

And it came to pass, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest went up, and they tied up and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was afraid of him.

I will say to God, Thou art my helper; why hast thou forgotten me? wherefore do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me?

the king of Jerusalem, the king of Chebron,

He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.

And Anchus said to David, On whom have ye made an attack to-day? And David said to Anchus, On the south of Judea, and on the south of Jesmega, and on the south of the Kenezite.

And they set up his armour at the temple of Astarte, and they fastened his body on the wall of Baethsam.

Let all thy works, O Lord, give thanks to thee; and let thy saints bless thee.

And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and one shall not touch him any more.

to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I cast my sandal; the Philistines are made subject to me.

And Amessai observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abessai his brother pursued after Sabee the son of Bochori.

And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jessae? Now-a-days there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.

He has torn me around about, and I am gone: and he has cut off my hope like a tree.

And she fell upon her face, and did reverence to the ground, and said to him, How is it that I have found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take notice of me, whereas I am a stranger?

But now thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and thou wilt not go forth with our hosts.

And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

when God arose to judgment, to save all the meek in heart. Pause.

One of you has chased a thousand, for the Lord our God, he fought for you, as he said to us.

The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.

And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if thy father should answer roughly?

As for the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.

And Zebee and Salmana were in Carcar, and their host was with them, about fifteen thousand, all that were left of all the host of the aliens; and they that fell were a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew the sword.

Now then rise up early in the morning, thou and the servants of thy lord that are come with thee, and go to the place where I appointed you, and entertain no evil thought in thy heart, for thou art good in my sight: and rise early for your journey when it is light, and depart.

For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?

And David would not bring in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to himself into the city of David: and David turned it aside into the house of Abeddara the Gethite.

Thou hast visited the earth, and saturated it; thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with water; thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation of it.

And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.

My days have passed in groaning, and my heart-strings are broken.

He arose an smote the Philistines, until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword: and the Lord wrought a great salvation in that day, and the people rested behind him only to strip the slain.

But Esther discovered not her family nor her kindred: for Mardochaeus had charged her not to tell.

to take away the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel and over Juda from Dan to Bersabee.

But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

And Amnon said to Themar, Bring in the food into the closet, and I will eat of thy hand. And Themar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to her brother Amnon into the chamber.

wherein he charged them to use their own laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,

And the border will go round from Baal to the sea, and will go on to the mount of Assar behind the city of Jarin northwards; this is Chaslon: and it will come down to the city of Sun, and will go on to the south.

And Sellum the son of Jabis and others conspired against him, and they smote him in Keblaam, and slew him, and he reigned in his stead.

Now therefore the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever, because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, to be thy wife.

O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth!

And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast cheated me, and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith thou shalt be bound.