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his_o watch_n with_o careful_a eye_n &_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n that_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o good_a attempt_n may_v prosper_v all_o thy_o day_n so_o shall_v the_o lord_n make_v good_a his_o word_n &_o promise_n firm_o lay_v unto_o his_o servant_n long_o ago_o when_o thus_o to_o i_o he_o say_v if_o that_o thy_o child_n take_v good_a heed_n and_o guide_v their_o step_n aright_o and_o walk_v before_o i_o in_o the_o truth_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n &_o might_n then_o shall_v thou_o never_o want_v a_o man_n to_o sit_v upon_o thy_o throne_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v israel_n when_o thou_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v and_o furthermore_o thou_o know_v right_a well_o how_o joab_n serve_v i_o and_o with_o a_o couple_n how_o he_o deal_v far_o better_a man_n than_o he_o how_o amasa_n and_o abner_n to_o he_o false_o do_v betray_v and_o shed_v their_o blood_n most_o cruel_o and_o cast_v they_o both_o away_o deal_v thou_o therefore_o with_o joab_n as_o thy_o wisdom_n shall_v increase_v and_o let_v not_o his_o hoar_a head_n be_v bring_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n in_o peace_n but_o let_v the_o son_n of_o berzella_n be_v at_o thy_o table_n feed_v for_o they_o come_v to_o i_o when_o away_o from_o absalon_n i_o flee_v thou_o have_v with_o thou_o one_o semei_n a_o man_n of_o bahurim_n who_o curse_v i_o all_o the_o way_n i_o go_v unto_o mahanaim_n but_o yet_o at_o my_o return_n he_o come_v and_o bring_v i_o home_o again_o whereas_o i_o make_v a_o oath_n to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v slay_v yet_o shall_v thou_o not_o he_o guiltless_a count_n but_o by_o thy_o wisdom_n good_a see_v that_o his_o hoar_a head_n down_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o grave_n with_o blood_n thus_o now_o when_o david_n in_o his_o reign_n have_v run_v out_o all_o his_o race_n his_o soul_n depart_v unto_o god_n and_o leave_v his_o son_n in_o place_n finis_fw-la cap._n 17._o isai_n send_v david_n to_o relieve_v his_o brethren_n but_o god_n send_v he_o for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o israel_n cap._n 18._o the_o unmoveable_a love_n of_o jonathas_n and_o david_n cap._n 19_o the_o first_o proof_n of_o jonathas_n fidelity_n to_o david_n the_o faithfâ—nnesse_n of_o michol_n to_o her_o husband_n david_n â—he_z secondeâ—â—ofe_n of_o joâ—â—thas_n '_o fidelity_n cap._n 21._o now_o david_n feign_v himself_o to_o be_v mad_a the_o priest_n of_o nob_n be_v slay_v cap._n 23._o david_n save_v the_o town_n of_o keilah_n the_o third_o proof_n of_o jonathas_n fidelity_n cap._n 24._o the_o great_a gentleness_n of_o david_n compel_v saul_n his_o enemy_n to_o yield_v cap._n 25._o of_o the_o churlish_a part_n of_o nabal_n cap._n 26._o of_o david_n faithfulness_n to_o saul_n cap._n 28._o cap._n 29._o 2._o regum_fw-la cap._n 1._o here_o saul_n be_v slay_v cap._n 2._o cap._n 3._o cap._n 4._o here_o isboseth_n be_v slay_v traitorous_o cap._n 5._o david_n be_v anoint_v king_n cap._n 6._o michol_n despise_v david_n for_o dance_v before_o the_o ark_n cap._n 7._o david_n prayer_n cap._n 8._o the_o victory_n that_o god_n give_v to_o david_n over_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o strange_a nation_n cap._n 9_o the_o restore_n of_o miphiboseth_n the_o son_n of_o jonathas_n micah_n be_v miphiboseths_n son_n cap._n 10._o cap._n 11._o david_n commit_v adultery_n and_o homicide_n cap._n 12._o david_n be_v reprove_v for_o his_o adultery_n and_o homicide_n a_o rare_a example_n in_o a_o captain_n the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o ammonite_n punish_v cap._n 13._o ammon_n ravish_v his_o sister_n thamar_n jonadab_n be_v the_o son_n of_o simeah_n david_n brother_n ammon_n be_v slay_v thalmai_n be_v the_o king_n of_o gesur_n &_o father_n to_o maacha_n absalon_n mother_n cap._n 14._o cap._n 15._o absalon_n aspire_v to_o the_o kingdom_n david_n fly_v from_o his_o son_n absalon_n the_o fidelity_n of_o ithai_n the_o son_n of_o achis_n king_n of_o geth_n as_o some_o do_v write_v sadoch_n follow_v after_o david_n with_o the_o ark_n &_o be_v send_v back_o again_o chusai_n come_v to_o david_n who_o send_v he_o to_o 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 23._o here_o david_n number_v his_o people_n david_n be_v plague_v for_o number_v his_o people_n 3._o regum_fw-la cap._n 1._o adonia_n aspire_v to_o the_o kingdom_n solomon_n be_v proclaim_v king_n cap._n 2._o