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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
call_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thus_o he_o he_o beseech_v oh_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n thy_o servant_n hear_v report_n that_o saul_n with_o might_n and_o power_n intend_v to_o keilah_n to_o resort_v the_o same_o for_o my_o sake_n to_o destroy_v good_a lord_n i_o ask_v of_o thou_o will_v they_o that_o dwell_v in_o keilah_n to_o saul_n deliver_v i_o will_v he_o come_v down_o as_o it_o be_v say_v good_a lord_n thy_o servant_n tell_v he_o will_v quoth_v he_o come_v down_o and_o bring_v the_o host_n of_o israel_n but_o will_v the_o man_n of_o keilah_n deceive_v both_o i_o and_o all_o yea_o say_v the_o lord_n they_o will_v of_o truth_n betray_v thou_o unto_o saul_n then_o david_n out_o of_o keilah_n depart_v by_o and_o by_o and_o seek_v abroad_o to_o find_v a_o place_n where_o he_o may_v safe_o lie_v at_o last_o within_o the_o wild_n of_o ziph_n he_o get_v a_o place_n and_o lay_v where_o saul_n for_o he_o do_v hunt_v about_o but_o yet_o he_o miss_v his_o prey_n fidelity_n as_o david_n lie_v with_o fearful_a heart_n within_o the_o wilderness_n come_v jonathas_n to_o comfort_v he_o in_o his_o great_a heaviness_n fear_v not_o quoth_v he_o in_o any_o thing_n nor_o trouble_v not_o thy_o mind_n my_o father_n hand_n assure_v thyself_o thy_o presence_n shall_v not_o find_v thou_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o i_o next_o after_o thou_o the_o which_o my_o father_n know_v well_o and_o oft_o have_v tell_v it_o i_o and_o so_o the_o band_n be_v once_o again_o renew_v on_o their_o part_n then_o each_o of_o other_o take_v his_o leave_n with_o heavy_a careful_a heart_n now_o while_o that_o david_n lie_v in_o ziph_n the_o ziphits_n tell_v to_o saul_n how_o that_o both_o he_o &_o eke_o his_o man_n lay_v in_o the_o thicket_n all_o grand_a mercy_n say_v the_o king_n my_o friend_n but_o this_o you_o must_v i_o grant_v if_o all_o be_v true_a he_o lack_v no_o shift_n and_o therefore_o mark_v his_o haunt_n and_o search_v i_o out_o his_o lurk_a den_n the_o wilderness_n about_o and_o he_o with_o well_o appoint_a man_n i_o mind_n to_o ferret_v out_o but_o david_n be_v ware_n of_o this_o prevent_v all_o his_o foe_n and_o so_o unto_o the_o wilderness_n of_o maon_n forth_o he_o go_v where_o he_o have_v not_o be_v very_o long_o or_o that_o he_o hear_v it_o say_v how_o saul_n be_v come_v after_o he_o or_o who_o he_o be_v afraid_a and_o get_v he_o up_o unto_o the_o rock_n to_o keep_v he_o out_o of_o sight_n the_o king_n pursue_v he_o at_o hand_n with_o his_o great_a power_n &_o might_n so_o much_o that_o they_o be_v almost_o meet_v and_o of_o each_o other_o seéene_n but_o that_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o by_o chance_n a_o mount_n be_v they_o between_o which_o saul_n have_v almost_o compass_v with_o arm_a man_n about_o that_o neither_o he_o nor_o yet_o his_o man_n can_v any_o way_n get_v out_o thus_o take_v think_v how_o to_o escape_v his_o cruel_a enemy_n the_o lord_n prepare_v present_a help_n in_o his_o extremity_n word_n come_v the_o king_n shall_v home_n return_v with_o all_o the_o speed_n he_o can_v the_o philistine_n be_v in_o his_o realm_n and_o make_v what_o spoil_n they_o will_v then_o saul_n leave_v of_o to_o persecute_v &_o david_n get_v he_o thence_o to_o wilderness_n of_o engadi_n a_o place_n of_o sure_a defence_n when_o saul_n be_v come_v from_o follow_v the_o philistine_n again_o 24._o and_o be_v inform_v credible_o where_o david_n do_v remain_v he_o take_v three_o thousand_o choose_a man_n and_o go_v to_o engadi_n to_o seek_v out_o david_n and_o his_o man_n which_o lay_v in_o rock_n on_o high_a but_o by_o the_o way_n it_o fortune_v the_o king_n to_o step_v aside_o into_o a_o cave_n to_o ease_v himself_o which_o be_v both_o large_a and_o wide_o where_o in_o the_o inward_a part_n thereof_o lay_v david_n and_o his_o band_n behold_v say_v they_o thine_o enemy_n be_v now_o within_o thy_o hand_n according_a as_o the_o lord_n do_v say_v and_o promise_v long_o ago_o that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o unto_o thou_o thy_o will_n with_o he_o to_o do_v then_o david_n rise_v with_o steal_v step_n and_o get_v behind_o the_o king_n and_o from_o his_o garment_n cut_v a_o lap_n and_o do_v none_o other_o thing_n this_o be_v do_v forthwith_o he_o feel_v a_o prick_n of_o conscience_n as_o though_o against_o his_o lord_n and_o king_n he_o have_v make_v some_o offence_n the_o lord_n quoth_v he_o unto_o his_o man_n defend_v i_o from_o this_o thing_n and_o grant_v that_o i_o lay_v not_o my_o hand_n on_o god_n anoint_a king_n as_o true_o as_o the_o lord_n do_v live_v till_o god_n his_o time_n have_v send_v i_o will_v not_o lay_v my_o hand_n on_o he_o nor_o yet_o thereto_o consent_n so_o stop_v he_o away_o his_o man_n from_o do_v hurt_v to_o saul_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v aught_o of_o they_o upon_o the_o king_n to_o fall_v when_o saul_n be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n than_o david_n do_v not_o slack_a but_o go_v and_o cry_v after_o he_o whereat_o the_o king_n look_v back_o to_o who_o with_o all_o obedience_n as_o subject_n ought_v to_o do_v he_o stoop_v down_o unto_o the_o ground_n and_o speak_v he_o thus_o unto_o my_o lord_n and_o king_n what_o credit_n have_v the_o word_n of_o they_o that_o say_v how_o david_n go_v about_o thy_o hurt_n in_o all_o that_o ere_o he_o may_v behold_v this_o day_n thine_o eye_n have_v see_v how_o that_o the_o lord_n thou_o give_v into_o my_o hand_n if_o that_o i_o will_v when_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o cave_n some_o bid_v i_o kill_v thou_o out_o of_o hand_n but_o yet_o i_o do_v refrain_v and_o will_v not_o lay_v my_o hand_n on_o he_o who_o in_o the_o lord_n do_v reign_v behold_v and_o see_v within_o my_o hand_n a_o piece_n of_o thy_o coat_n lap_n i_o may_v as_o well_o have_v kill_v thou_o when_o this_o to_o thou_o do_v hap_v therefore_o thou_o may_v consider_v well_o no_o wickedness_n in_o i_o and_o that_o i_o never_o in_o my_o life_n commit_v fault_n to_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o hunt_v after_o i_o away_o my_o soul_n to_o take_v the_o lord_n be_v judge_v between_o we_o both_o my_o venger_n he_o i_o make_v but_o god_n forbid_v against_o my_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v once_o but_o think_v in_o subject_n heart_n such_o wickedness_n ought_v never_o for_o to_o sink_v then_o after_o who_o be_v thou_o come_v out_o to_o hunt_v so_o cruel_o a_o dog_n that_o have_v no_o life_n in_o he_o or_o eke_o a_o silly_a fly_n the_o lord_n which_o be_v a_o righteous_a god_n be_v judge_n &_o plead_v my_o cause_n and_o keep_v i_o from_o all_o violence_n that_o i_o offend_v no_o law_n yield_v what_o voice_n quod_fw-la saul_n be_v this_o that_o so_o be_v come_v unto_o my_o ear_n be_v it_o thou_o my_o son_n and_o therewithal_o he_o pour_v forth_o his_o tear_n thy_o goodness_n far_o surpass_v i_o thou_o have_v do_v good_a for_o ill_n and_o thou_o have_v put_v my_o lot_n aside_o who_o thou_o might_n easy_o kill_v for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o of_o his_o foe_n that_o vantage_n have_v to_o slay_v and_o yet_o will_v suffer_v he_o untouched_a in_o peace_n to_o go_v his_o way_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n reward_v it_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o recompense_v for_o that_o thou_o suffer_v none_o at_o all_o to_o do_v i_o violence_n i_o know_v full_a well_o and_o do_v confess_v the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o land_n shall_v after_o my_o decease_n be_v thou_o and_o come_v into_o thy_o hand_n and_o that_o i_o may_v make_v sure_a account_n of_o thy_o good_a will_n to_o i_o swear_v that_o my_o name_n &_o that_o my_o seed_n shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v by_o thou_o then_o david_n make_v a_o bond_n with_o he_o to_o keep_v it_o constant_o and_o so_o depart_v to_o a_o hold_n from_o saul_n his_o enemy_n 25._o and_o after_o that_o he_o go_v unto_o the_o forest_n of_o pharan_n where_o nabal_n his_o abide_n have_v a_o rich_fw-fr and_o wealthy_a man_n who_o have_v a_o thousand_o goat_n by_o tale_n &_o eke_o three_o thousand_o sheep_n which_o be_v defend_v all_o by_o he_o and_o those_o that_o do_v they_o keep_v for_o all_o the_o while_n those_o shepherd_n lay_v by_o david_n thereabout_o they_o miss_v no_o good_n nor_o have_v no_o harm_n by_o david_n nor_o his_o rout_n wherefore_o he_o be_v in_o distress_n and_o want_v of_o thing_n to_o eat_v do_v send_v to_o nabal_n shear_v sheep_n for_o victual_n to_o entreat_v nabal_n who_o then_o refuse_v churlish_o to_o help_v he_o at_o his_o need_n and_o move_v david_n patience_n against_o he_o to_o proceed_v intend_v to_o destroy_v his_o house_n his_o cattle_n sheep_n and_o all_o and_o for_o to_o leave_v not_o one_o alive_a to_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n have_v it_o not_o be_v
grieve_v thou_o not_o but_o tarry_v here_o and_o bide_v at_o home_n with_o i_o now_o when_o as_o david_n understand_v of_o ammon_n wicked_a part_n which_o he_o with_o thamar_n do_v commit_v it_o grieve_a he_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o absalon_n bear_v it_o in_o mind_n although_o he_o nothing_o say_v but_o think_v to_o have_v a_o just_a revenge_n when_o all_o the_o wind_n be_v lay_v now_o after_o two_o year_n run_v and_o pass_v it_o chance_v absalon_n to_o shear_v his_o sheep_n and_o do_v invite_v his_o brother_n every_o one_o the_o king_n with_o smile_a countenance_n he_o do_v invite_v also_o that_o with_o his_o son_n for_o company_n may_v please_v he_o for_o to_o go_v not_o so_o my_o son_n quoth_v he_o again_o thine_o offer_n be_v too_o large_a all_o may_v not_o go_v lest_o that_o we_o shall_v put_v thou_o to_o too_o much_o charge_n yet_o absalon_n request_v sore_o and_o lay_v upon_o he_o still_o but_o he_o will_v not_o and_o yet_o he_o give_v he_o thank_n for_o his_o good_a wil._n then_o absalon_n pretend_v love_n to_o ammon_n do_v entreat_v that_o he_o may_v go_v for_o company_n more_o than_o for_o any_o meat_n so_o many_o need_v not_o say_v the_o king_n thou_o shall_v be_v but_o oppress_v yet_o since_o thou_o will_v our_o pleasure_n be_v that_o he_o go_v with_o the_o rest_n now_o absalon_n have_v give_v a_o charge_n unto_o his_o wait_a man_n when_o ammon_n heart_n be_v most_o in_o mirth_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o then_o slay_v and_o so_o they_o slay_v he_o at_o the_o board_n the_o rest_n be_v all_o aghast_a who_o rose_n and_o get_v they_o to_o their_o mule_n and_o flee_v away_o in_o haste_n then_o tiding_n come_v unto_o the_o king_n how_o absalon_n have_v slay_v all_o david_n son_n which_o he_o alive_a shall_v never_o see_v again_o whereat_o the_o king_n his_o garment_n tear_v and_o to_o the_o ground_n he_o fall_v his_o man_n amaze_v and_o what_o to_o do_v not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v tell_v then_o jonadab_n say_v to_o the_o king_n let_v not_o my_o lord_n 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