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to_o tell_v the_o danger_n and_o the_o fear_n adonia_n be_v in_o add_v make_v request_n that_o he_o will_v swear_v &_o promise_v by_o his_o word_n that_o he_o will_v not_o his_o servant_n put_v that_o day_n unto_o the_o sword_n if_o that_o he_o may_v quod_fw-la solomon_n to_o i_o be_v faithful_a find_v no_o hair_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n shall_v fall_v unto_o the_o ground_n but_o if_o i_o find_v untruth_n in_o he_o or_o wickedness_n espy_v he_o may_v make_v his_o account_n thereof_o that_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v so_o be_v bring_v to_o solomon_n he_o do_v himself_o submit_v and_o home_n be_v send_v unto_o his_o house_n there_o quiet_o to_o sit_v now_o come_v the_o time_n that_o david_n shall_v pass_v from_o this_o world_n away_o 2._o wherefore_o he_o call_v solomon_n and_o thus_o begin_v to_o he_o say_v my_o time_n draw_v on_o for_o i_o to_o die_v and_o pass_v a_o other_o way_n show_v thou_o thyself_o a_o man_n therefore_o and_o on_o the_o lord_n thou_o stay_v keep_v thou_o 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absalon_n cap._n 16._o ziba_n come_v to_o david_n to_o deceive_v miphiboseth_n his_o master_n semei_n curse_v david_n achitophel_n counsel_n against_o david_n chusai_n overthrow_v the_o counsel_n of_o achitophel_n ahimaas_n &_o jonathan_n be_v hide_v in_o a_o well_o cap._n 18._o achitophel_n hang_v himself_o david_n mouâ—â—neth_v for_o his_o son_n absalon_n cap._n 19_o the_o wiliness_n of_o semei_n miphiboseth_n meet_v the_o king_n in_o jerusalem_n berselai_n meet_v king_n david_n a_o strife_n between_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o man_n of_o juda_n for_o king_n david_n cap._n 20._o seba_n make_v a_o insurrection_n against_o david_n david_n shut_v up_o his_o concubine_n joab_n slay_v amasa_n some_o think_v he_o do_v it_o for_o that_o amasa_n take_v part_n with_o absalon_n and_o that_o david_n have_v make_v he_o captein_v general_a in_o his_o stead_n cap._n 21._o the_o dearth_n that_o fall_v in_o david_n time_n cap._n 22._o david_n for_o his_o victory_n praise_v god._n cap._n 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