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when_o david_n purpose_v to_o build_v god_n a_o house_n say_v unto_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n of_o god_n behold_v i_o dwell_v in_o a_o house_n of_o cedar_n tree_n &_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n remain_v within_o the_o curtain_n 2_o curtain_n 2._o sa._n 7._o 2_o nathan_n before_o he_o have_v ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n approve_v thereof_o and_o say_v go_v and_o do_v all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n for_o god_n be_v with_o thou_o 3._o 3._o but_o david_n be_v a_o man_n of_o blood_n 4._o 4._o be_v not_o fit_a for_o such_o a_o work_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o night_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o nathan_n 12._o 12._o he_o shall_v tell_v david_n he_o be_v not_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v build_v god_n house_n but_o his_o son_n that_o shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n concern_v who_o the_o lord_n thus_o promise_v i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n 14._o 14._o and_o he_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n and_o if_o he_o sin_v i_o will_v chasten_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n 15._o 15._o and_o with_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o my_o mercy_n shall_v never_o depart_v away_o from_o he_o sure_o never_o be_v this_o promise_n more_o true_o fulfil_v unto_o solomon_n than_o it_o be_v to_o david_n himself_o god_n be_v his_o father_n and_o therefore_o when_o david_n sin_v both_o commit_a whoredom_n and_o murder_n 17._o murder_n 2._o sa._n 11._o 4._o 17._o the_o lord_n sharp_o correct_v and_o chastise_v he_o many_o way_n as_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n which_o be_v beget_v in_o adultery_n 18._o adultery_n 2._o sa._n 12._o 18._o by_o his_o son_n amnons_n incest_n defile_v his_o own_o sister_n thamaâ_n 14_o thamaâ_n 2._o sa._n 13._o 14_o by_o absolom_n kill_v of_o amnon_n 29._o amnon_n 2._o sa._n 13._o 29._o by_o absolom_n treasonable_a practice_n persecute_v he_o and_o seek_v to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o 14._o he_o 2._o sa._n 15._o 2._o 14._o by_o shimeis_n curse_v of_o he_o to_o his_o face_n 7._o face_n 2._o sa._n 16._o 7._o by_o absolom_n abuse_v of_o his_o father_n concubine_n 22._o concubine_n 2._o sa._n 16._o 22._o by_o the_o fearful_a death_n of_o absolom_n be_v hang_v in_o a_o oak_n 9_o oak_n 2._o sa._n 18._o 9_o yea_o in_o a_o word_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v still_o stretch_v out_o against_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n yet_o do_v god_n never_o take_v away_o his_o mercy_n from_o he_o so_o that_o he_o may_v say_v with_o the_o apostle_n i_o have_v be_v persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v 9_o forsake_v 2._o cor._n 4._o 8_o 9_o and_o so_o to_o the_o like_a effect_n here_o he_o say_v doubtless_o kindness_n and_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d