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tribe_n after_o he_o be_v he_o not_o by_o he_o besiege_v in_o abel_n have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o throw_v out_o to_o he_o 2_o sam._n 20.22_o the_o amalakite_n that_o say_v he_o have_v slay_v saul_n though_o he_o have_v not_o slay_v he_o and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o saul_n bid_v he_o be_v notwithstanding_o present_o put_v to_o death_n at_o the_o command_n of_o david_n say_v this_o to_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.14_o how_o be_v thou_o not_o afraid_a to_o stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n to_o destroy_v the_o lord_n anoint_v yea_o david_n be_v so_o incense_v at_o it_o that_o he_o curse_v the_o mountain_n where_o saul_n be_v slay_v v._o 21._o you_o mountain_n of_o gilboa_n let_v there_o be_v no_o dew_n neither_o let_v there_o be_v rain_n upon_o you_o nor_o field_n of_o offering_n for_o there_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v uâ—lely_o cast_v away_o the_o shield_n of_o saul_n as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n the_o 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in_o one_o day_n they_o shall_v die_v both_o of_o they_o v._n 31._o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o thy_o house_n v._o 36._o every_o one_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o thy_o house_n shall_v crouch_v for_o a_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n and_o shall_v say_v put_v i_o into_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n office_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n bid_v samuel_n foretell_v old_a eli_n 1_o sam._n 3.11_o i_o will_v do_v a_o thing_n in_o israel_n at_o which_o both_o the_o ear_n of_o every_o one_o that_o hear_v it_o shall_v tingle_v i_o will_v perform_v against_o eli_n all_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v etc._n etc._n nay_o in_o this_o case_n the_o all-merciful_a god_n seem_v to_o be_v inexorable_a i_o have_v swear_v that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o eli_n house_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v with_o sacrifice_n or_o offer_v for_o ever_o v._o 14._o all_o these_o passage_n of_o god_n severe_a animadvert_n upon_o 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