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2 Samuel 15:2and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, ‘Of what city art thou?’ and he saith, ‘Of one of the tribes of Israel is thy servant.’2 Samuel 15:3And Absalom saith unto him, ‘See, thy matters are good and straightforward—and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.’2 Samuel 15:4And Absalom saith, ‘Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment?—then I have declared him righteous.’2 Samuel 15:5And it hath come to pass, in the drawing nearing of any one to bow himself to him, that he hath put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;2 Samuel 15:6and Absalom doth according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment unto the king, and Absalom stealeth the heart of the men of Israel.2 Samuel 15:24and lo, also Zadok, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God, and they make the ark of God firm, and Abiathar goeth up, till the completion of all the people to pass over out of the city.2 Samuel 15:25And the king saith to Zadok, ‘Take back the ark of God to the city; if I find grace in the eyes of Jehovah, then He hath brought me back, and shewn me it and His habitation;2 Samuel 15:26and if thus He say, I have not delighted in thee; here am I, He doth to me as is good in His eyes.’2 Samuel 15:27And the king saith unto Zadok the priest, ‘Art thou a seer? turn back to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;2 Samuel 15:28see ye, I am tarrying in the plains of the wilderness till the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.’2 Samuel 15:29And Zadok taketh back—and Abiathar—the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.2 Samuel 20:16And a wise woman calleth out of the city, ‘Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.’2 Samuel 20:17And he cometh near unto her, and the woman saith, ‘Art thou Joab?’ and he saith, ‘I am.’ And she saith to him, ‘Hear the words of thy handmaid;’ and he saith, ‘I am hearing.’2 Samuel 20:18and she speaketh, saying, ‘They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.2 Samuel 20:19I am of the peaceable—faithful ones of Israel; thou art seeking to destroy a city, and a mother in Israel; why dost thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?2 Samuel 20:20And Joab answereth and saith, ‘Far be it—far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.2 Samuel 20:21The matter is not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim—Sheba son of Bichri his name—hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.’ And the woman saith unto Joab, ‘Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.’2 Samuel 20:22And the woman cometh unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it unto Joab, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and they are scattered from the city, each to his tents, and Joab hath turned back to Jerusalem unto the king.1 Kings 1:11And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, saying, ‘Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned, and our lord David hath not known?1 Kings 1:12and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;1 Kings 1:13go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?1 Kings 1:14Lo, thou are yet speaking there with the king, and I come in after thee, and have completed thy words.’1 Kings 1:15And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king is very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:1 Kings 1:16and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, ‘What—to thee?’1 Kings 1:17And she saith to him, ‘My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid: Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;1 Kings 1:18and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;1 Kings 1:19and he sacrificeth ox, and fatling, and sheep in abundance, and calleth for all the sons of the king, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab head of the host—and for Solomon thy servant he hath not called.1 Kings 1:20And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on thee, to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;1 Kings 1:21and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon—reckoned sinners.’1 Kings 1:22And lo, she is yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet hath come in;1 Kings 1:23and they declare to the king, saying, ‘Lo, Nathan the prophet;’ and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.1 Kings 1:24And Nathan saith, ‘My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;1 Kings 1:25for he hath gone down to-day, and doth sacrifice ox, and fatling, and sheep, in abundance, and calleth for all the sons of the king, and for the heads of the host, and for Abiathar the priest, and lo, they are eating and drinking before him, and they say, Let king Adonijah live!1 Kings 1:26‘And for me—me, thy servant, and for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and for Solomon thy servant, he hath not called;1 Kings 1:27if from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.’1 Kings 1:28And king David answereth and saith, ‘Call for me for Bath-Sheba;’ and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.1 Kings 1:29And the king sweareth and saith, ‘Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity;1 Kings 1:30surely as I sware to thee by Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne in my stead; surely so I do this day.’1 Kings 1:31And Bath-Sheba boweth—face to the earth—and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, ‘Let my lord, king David, live to the age.’1 Kings 1:32And king David saith, ‘Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;’ and they come in before the king.1 Kings 1:33And the king saith to them, ‘Take with you the servants of your lord, and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule, and caused him to go down unto Gihon,1 Kings 1:34and anointed him there hath Zadok the priest—and Nathan the prophet—for king over Israel, and ye have blown with a trumpet, and said, Let king Solomon live;1 Kings 1:35and ye have come up after him, and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne, and he doth reign in my stead, and him I have appointed to be leader over Israel, and over Judah.’1 Kings 1:36And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king, and saith, ‘Amen! so doth Jehovah, God of my lord the king, say;1 Kings 1:37as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, so is He with Solomon, and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.’1 Kings 1:38And Zadok the priest goeth down, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they cause Solomon to ride on the mule of king David, and cause him to go unto Gihon,1 Kings 1:39and Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointeth Solomon, and they blow with a trumpet, and all the people say, ‘Let king Solomon live.’1 Kings 1:40And all the people come up after him, and the people are piping with pipes, and rejoicing—great joy, and the earth rendeth with their voice.Psalm 12:8Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!Daniel 6:4Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he is faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.Daniel 6:5Then these men are saying, ‘We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found it against him in the law of his God.’Daniel 6:6Then these presidents and satraps have assembled near the king, and thus they are saying to him: ‘O king Darius, to the ages live!Daniel 6:7Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.Daniel 6:8Now, O king, thou dost establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it is not to be changed, as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.’Daniel 6:9Therefore king Darius hath signed the writing and interdict.Daniel 6:10And Daniel, when he hath known that the writing is signed, hath gone up to his house, and the window being opened for him, in his upper chamber, over-against Jerusalem, three times in a day he is kneeling on his knees, and praying, and confessing before his God, because that he was doing it before this.Daniel 6:11Then these men have assembled, and found Daniel praying and entreating grace before his God;Daniel 6:12then they have come near, yea, they are saying before the king concerning the king’s interdict: ‘Hast thou not signed an interdict, that any man who seeketh from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions?’ Answered hath the king, and said, ‘The thing is certain as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.’Daniel 6:13Then they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, ‘Daniel, who is of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, any regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.’Daniel 6:14Then the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.
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