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your servant with script from Henry 130 verses checked. about 90 to go.

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\v 2 Abraham looked up and was surprised to see three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground in respect.
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\v 3 He said to one of them, "Lord, if you are pleased with me, stay here for a little while.
\v 3 He said to one of them, "Lord, if you are pleased with me, your servant, then stay here for a little while.
\v 4 Allow my servants to bring a little water and wash your feet, and then rest under this tree.
\v 5 Since you have come here to me, allow me to bring you some food so that you can gain strength before you leave." The men replied, "All right, do as you have said."
\v 5 Since you have come here to me, your servant, allow me to bring you some food so that you can gain strength before you leave." The men replied, "All right, do as you have said."
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\v 6 Then Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick, get twenty kilograms of our best flour and make some bread!"
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\v 18 But Lot said to one of them, "No, sir, do not make me do that!
\v 19 Please, listen. You have been pleased with me and have been very kind to me and spared my life. But I cannot flee to the mountain. If I try to do that, I will die in this disaster.
\v 19 Please, listen. You have been pleased with me, your servant, and have been very kind to me and spared my life. But I cannot flee to the mountain. If I try to do that, I will die in this disaster.
\v 20 Listen to me. There is a town nearby. Let me run there now. It is only a small town, and if you do not destroy it, our lives will be saved if we go there."
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\v 4 But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
\v 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, "Who are these people who are with you?" Jacob replied, "These are the wives and children that God has graciously given to me."
\v 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, "Who are these people who are with you?" Jacob replied, "These are the wives and children that God has graciously given to your servant."
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\v 6 Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
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\v 9 Then Joseph remembered what he had dreamed about them many years previously. But he decided not to tell them yet that he was their younger brother. He said to them, "You are spies! You have come to find out whether we will be able to defend ourselves if you attack us!"
\v 10 One of them replied, "No, sir! We have come to buy grain.
\v 11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men, not spies."
\v 10 One of them replied, "No, my master! Your servants have come to buy grain.
\v 11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies."
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\v 12 He said to them, "I do not believe you! You have come just to see whether we would be able to defend ourselves if we were attacked!"
\v 13 But one of them replied, "No, that is not true! Originally there were twelve of us who were brothers, the sons of one man. Our youngest brother is with our father. One of them is no longer alive. "
\v 13 But one of them replied, "No, that is not true! Originally there were twelve of us who were brothers. We were your servants, the sons of one man. Our youngest brother is with our father. One of them is no longer alive. "
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\v 8 We even brought back to you from Canaan the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master's house!
\v 9 If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves."
\v 9 If you discover that any of your servants has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become my master's slaves."
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\v 10 The man replied, "I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home."
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\v 16 Judah replied, "Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we are innocent? God has paid us back for the sins we committed many years ago. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found."
\v 16 Judah replied, "Sir, what can we say to my master? How can we prove that we are innocent? God has paid us back for the sins that your servants committed many years ago. So now we will become your master's slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found."
\v 17 But Joseph replied, "No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully."
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\v 18 Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, "Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
\v 18 Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, "My master, please let your servant say something to you, that my master may hear what I say. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
\v 19 You asked us, 'Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?'
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\v 20 We answered, 'Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an older brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother's sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.'
\v 21 Then you said to us, 'The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.'
\v 21 Then you said to your servants, 'The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.'
\v 22 We said to you, 'No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die because of sorrow.'
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\v 23 But you told us, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, I will not let you see me again!'
\v 24 When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.
\v 23 But you told us, your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, I will not let you see me again!'
\v 24 When we returned to your servant my father, we told him what you, my master, had said.
\v 25 Months later our father said, 'Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!'
\v 26 But we said, 'We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.'
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\v 27 Our father replied, 'You know that my wife Rachel gave birth to two sons for me.
\v 27 Your servant my father replied, 'You know that my wife Rachel gave birth to two sons for me.
\v 28 One of them disappeared, and I said, "A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces." And I have not seen him since then.
\v 29 If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me, an old gray-haired man, to die because of my sorrow.'
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\v 30 So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
\v 31 If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow.
\v 32 I guaranteed that the boy would return safely. I told him, 'You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that I am to blame for not bringing him back to you.'
\v 30 So please listen. Your servant my father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
\v 31 If my father sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will be die. Your servants will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow.
\v 32 For I, your servant, became a guarantee that the boy would return safely with his brothers. I told him, 'You can require me to do become a slave to my master, what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, then I would be the one to blame forever by not keeping this promise and bringing the boy back to you.'
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\v 33 So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
\v 33 So, please let your servant remain here as a slave to my master in the place of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
\v 34 I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me! I do not want to see how miserable my father would become!"
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\v 33 When the king summons you and asks, 'What work do you do?'
\v 34 answer by saying, 'From the time when we were young, we have taken care of livestock, just as our ancestors did.' If you tell him that, he will let you live in the region of Goshen." Joseph told them to say that because the people of Egypt despised shepherds.
\v 34 answer by saying, 'From the time your servants were young until the present time, we have taken care of livestock, just as our ancestors did.' If you tell him that, he will let you live in the region of Goshen." Joseph told them to say that because the people of Egypt despised shepherds.
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\v 1-2 Joseph chose five of his brothers to go with him to talk to the king. He introduced them to the king, and then he said, "My father and my brothers have come from the land of Canaan. They have brought all their sheep, goats, cattle, and everything else that they own, and they are living now in the region of Goshen."
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\v 3 The king asked the brothers, "What work do you do?" They replied to the king, "We are shepherds, just as our ancestors were."
\v 4 They also said to him, "We have come here to live for a while in this land, because the famine is very severe in Canaan, and our animals have no pasture there. So now, please let us live in the region of Goshen."
\v 3 The king asked the brothers, "What work do you do?" They replied to the king, "Your servants are shepherds, just as our ancestors were."
\v 4 They also said to him, "We have come here to live for a while in this land, because the famine is very severe in Canaan, and our animals have no pasture there. So now, please let your servants live in the region of Goshen."
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\v 10 Then Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh Lord, I have never been good at speaking to people. I am still that way even after you began talking to me. I speak slowly and never know what to say."
\v 10 Then Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh Lord, I have never been good at speaking to people. I am still that way even after you began talking to your servant. I speak slowly and never know what to say."
\v 11 Then Yahweh said to him, "Who made a man's mouth? Who is it who makes a man able to speak, hear, see, or not see? Is it not I, Yahweh?
\v 12 So now go, and I will help you speak, and I will tell you what to say."
\v 13 But Moses replied, "Oh Lord, I ask you, please send someone else in my place!"
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\v 15 Then the Israelite assistants went to the king and cried out, "Your Majesty, why are you treating us this way?
\v 16 Now they are not giving us any straw for making bricks, but they keep telling us to make more bricks. And they beat us. But it is because of your own slave bosses that we cannot make as many bricks as before!"
\v 15 Then the Israelite assistants went to the king and cried out, "Your Majesty, why are you treating your servants in this way?
\v 16 Now they are not giving your servants any straw for making bricks, but they keep telling us to make more bricks. And they beat your servants. But it is because of your own slave bosses that we cannot make as many bricks as before!"
\v 17 But the king said, "You are lazy and do not want to work! That is why you keep saying, 'Allow us to go to the desert to worship Yahweh.'
\v 18 So get back to work! We are not going to give you any straw, but you must keep making the same number of bricks!"
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\v 1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go back to the king and tell him, 'Yahweh says that you must let my people go in order that they can worship me in the desert.
\v 2 But if you do not let them go, I will punish you by sending frogs to cover your country.
\v 3 Not only will the Nile River be full of frogs, but also the frogs will come up out of the river into your house. They will come into your bedroom and onto your bed. They will be in the houses of your leaders and all the rest of your people. They will even get into your ovens and your pans for mixing the materials for baking bread.
\v 4 The frogs will jump up on you, your officials, and on all the rest of your people.'"
\v 3 Not only will the Nile River be full of frogs, but also the frogs will come up out of the river into your house. They will come into your bedroom and onto your bed. They will be in the houses of your servants and all the rest of your people. They will even get into your ovens and your pans for mixing the materials for baking bread.
\v 4 The frogs will jump up on you, your people, and the rest of your servants.'"
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\v 10 The king replied, "Tomorrow." So Moses said, "I will do what you say, and then you will know that Yahweh God, the one we worship, is the only true god, and that there is no other god like him.
\v 11 The frogs will leave you, your officials, and all the rest of your people. The only ones left will be in the Nile River."
\v 11 The frogs will leave you, your houses, your servants, and your people. The only ones left will be in the Nile River."
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\v 12 Then Moses and Aaron left the king. Moses prayed to Yahweh, asking him to take away all the frogs he had brought to the king's land.
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\v 20 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Get up early tomorrow morning. Go down to the river and wait for the king. When he comes to bathe, say to him, 'This is what Yahweh says to you: "Let my people go, in order that they may worship me in the desert.
\v 21 I warn you that if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies to you. They will come on you, on your officials, and on the rest of your people. The houses of all you Egyptians will be full of flies. They will even cover the ground on which you will be standing.
\v 21 I warn you that if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies to you. They will come on you, on your servants, and on the rest of your people, and your houses. The Egyptians' houses will be full of swarms of flies. They will even cover the ground on which you will be standing.
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\v 22 But when that happens, I will treat the region of Goshen differently, because my people live there. There will be no swarms of flies there. In that way, you will know that I, Yahweh, am doing these things here in this land.
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\v 28 So the king said, "I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, your god, in the desert. But you must not go very far. Now pray for me!"
\v 29 Moses said, "Listen to me! After I leave you, I will pray to Yahweh, asking that tomorrow he will cause the swarms of flies to leave you, your officials, and the rest of your people. But do not lie to us again by refusing to let our people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh!"
\v 29 Moses said, "Listen to me! After I leave you, I will pray to Yahweh, asking that tomorrow he will cause the swarms of flies to leave you, Pharaoh, your servants and the rest of your people. But do not lie to us again by refusing to let our people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh!"
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\v 13 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Get up early tomorrow morning. Go and stand in front of the king and tell him that Yahweh God, the one whom the Hebrew people worship, says this: 'Let my people go in order that they may worship me in the wilderness.
\v 14 If you do not let them go, this time I will punish with disasters, not only your officials and the rest of your people, but also you yourself in order that you might know there is no god like me anywhere in the world.
\v 14 If you do not let them go, this time I will punish you with disasters, your servants and the rest of your people. I will do this so might know there is no god like me anywhere in the world.
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\v 15 By this time I could have used my power to strike you and your people with terrible diseases that would have killed you all.
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\v 29 Moses replied, "As soon as I go out of this city, I will lift up my hands and pray to Yahweh. Then the thunder will cease, and no more ice will fall. This will happen in order that you will know that Yahweh, not your gods, controls everything that happens on the earth.
\v 30 But as for you and your officials, I know that you do not yet fear Yahweh God."
\v 30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear Yahweh God."
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\v 5 They will cover the ground so that you will not even be able to see it. They will eat everything that the ice storm did not destroy. They will eat everything that is left on the trees that is still growing.
\v 6 They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and of all the rest of the Egyptians. There will be more locusts than you or your parents or your grandparents have ever seen from the time your ancestors first came to this land until now!'" Then Moses, along with Aaron, turned and left the king.
\v 6 They will fill your houses and the houses of all your servants and of all the rest of the Egyptians. There will be more locusts than you or your parents or your grandparents have ever seen from the time your ancestors first came to this land until now!'" Then Moses, along with Aaron, turned and left the king.
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\v 1 The people of the tribes of Reuben and Gad had much livestock. They saw that the land near the city of Jazer and the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River had good grass for the animals to graze on.
\v 2 So their leaders came to Eleazar and the leaders of the people and Moses. They said,
\v 3 "We have a great amount of livestock.
\v 3 These are the lands we have captured: Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon.
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\v 4 Yahweh has enabled us Israelites to capture some land that is very good for animals to graze on—the land near the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon.
\v 5 If it pleases you, we would like this land to be ours, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River."
\v 4 It was Yahweh who enabled your servants to capture these lands, and they are very good for animals to graze on, and now your servants have a lot of livestock.
\v 5 If it pleases you, we would like you to give this land to your servants, as a property that we would own. Please, do not make us go over to the land on the other side of the Jordan River."
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\v 23 But if you do not do these things, you will be sinning against Yahweh, and he will punish you for that sin.
\v 24 Now you can build cities for your families and pens for your animals, but after doing that, you must do what you have promised."
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\v 25 The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, "We will do what you have asked us to do, because you are our leader.
\v 25 The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, "Your servants will do what you have asked us to do, because you are our leader.
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\v 26 Our wives and children and our cattle and sheep and goats will stay here in the cities of the Gilead area,
\v 27 but we will prepare to go to battle. We will take our weapons and go across the Jordan River and fight for Yahweh, just as you, our leader, have said."
\v 27 but your servants will cross over before Yahweh as he leads us in battle. Every man will prepare to fight a war, just as our leader gives us orders."
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\v 31 The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, "We will do what you have said and what Yahweh has said.
\v 31 The descendants of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, "We your servants will do what Yahweh has said.
\v 32 We will cross the river into the land of Canaan, and we will do what Yahweh desires and be prepared for battle. But our land will be here on the east side of the Jordan River."
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\v 23 At that time, I earnestly prayed, saying,
\v 24 'Yahweh our Lord, you have merely begun to show me that you are very great and to show me the powerful things that you can do. There is certainly no god in heaven or on earth who can do the powerful things that you have done.
\v 24 'Yahweh our Lord, you have merely begun to show your servant that you are very great and to show me the powerful things that you can do. There is certainly no god in heaven or on earth who can do the powerful things that you have done.
\v 25 So please allow me to cross the Jordan River and to see the good land on the east side, the beautiful hill country and the mountains in Lebanon.'
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\v 26 And I prayed to Yahweh, saying, 'Lord Yahweh, these people belong to you; do not destroy them. They are people whom you rescued and brought out of Egypt by your very great power.
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\v 27 Do not forget what you promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Ignore how stubborn and wicked these people have been, and the sin that they have committed.
\v 27 Do not forget what you promised to your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Ignore how stubborn and wicked these people have been, and the sin that they have committed.
\v 28 If you do not do that, and if you destroy them, the people of Egypt will hear about it and say that you were not able to bring them into the land that you promised to give to them. They will say that you took them into the desert only to kill them there because you hated them.
\v 29 Do not forget that they are your people. You chose them to belong to you. You brought them out from Egypt by your very great power.'"
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\v 15 Do not forget that your ancestors were once slaves in Egypt and that Yahweh our God freed them. That is the reason that I am now commanding you to do this.
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\v 16 But one of your slaves may say, 'I do not want to leave you.' Perhaps he loves you and your family because you have treated him well.
\v 17 If he says that, take him to the door of your house and, while he is standing against the doorway, pierce one of his earlobes with an awl. That will indicate that he will be your slave for the rest of his life. Do the same thing to any female slave who does not want to leave you.
\v 17 If he says that, take him to the door of your house and, while he is standing against the doorway, pierce one of his earlobes with an awl. That will indicate that he will be your servant for the rest of his life. Do the same thing to any female servant who does not want to leave you.
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\v 17 When he finished, he threw the jawbone away, but later that place was called Ramath Lehi (or Jawbone Hill).
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\v 18 Then Samson was very thirsty, so he called out to Yahweh, "You have given me strength to win a great victory. So now must I die because of being thirsty, with the result that those heathen, uncircumcised Philistines will capture me?"
\v 18 Then Samson was very thirsty, so he called out to Yahweh, "You have given strength to your servant to win a great victory. So now must I die because of being thirsty, with the result that those heathen, uncircumcised Philistines will capture me?"
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\v 19 So God caused water to gush out of a depression in the ground at Lehi. Samson drank from it and soon felt strong again. He named that place En Hakkore (or "The spring of the one who called out"). That spring can still be found at Lehi, even today.

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\v 10 Hannah was very distressed, and she cried very sorrowfully as she prayed to Yahweh.
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\v 11 She made a solemn promise, saying, "O Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, if you will look at me and see how I miserable I am, and think kindly about me and allow me to give birth to a son, then I will dedicate him to you for the rest of his life. And to show that he is dedicated to you, no one will ever be allowed to cut his hair."
\v 11 She made a solemn promise, saying, "O Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, if you will look at me and see how miserable your servant is, and remember me and do not forget your serevant, but please allow your servant to give birth to a son, then I will dedicate him to you for the rest of his life, and no razor will ever cut his hair."
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\v 15 Hannah replied, "Sir, I am not drunk! I have not been drinking wine or any other alcoholic drink. I feel very miserable and I have been telling Yahweh about how I feel.
\v 16 Do not think that I am a worthless woman. I have been praying like this because I am so ashamed and upset."
\v 16 Do not think that your servant is a worthless woman, for I have been praying like this because I am so ashamed and upset."
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\v 17 Eli replied, "I wish that things may go well for you. I desire that God, the one we Israelite people worship, may give you what you asked of him."
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\v 18 She replied, "I want you to think highly about me." Then she returned to her family and after she ate something, she was sad no more.
\v 18 She replied, "I want you to think highly about your servant." Then she returned to her family and after she ate something, she was sad no more.
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\p Then Eli realized that it was Yahweh who was calling the boy.
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\v 9 So he said to Samuel, "Go and lie down again. If someone calls you again, say 'Speak to me, Yahweh, because I am listening!'" So Samuel went and lay down again.
\v 9 So he said to Samuel, "Go and lie down again. If someone calls you again, say 'Speak to me, Yahweh, your servant is listening!'" So Samuel went and lay down again.
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\v 10 Then Yahweh came and stood and called as he had done the other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel said, "Speak to me, because I am listening!"
\v 10 Then Yahweh came and stood and called as he had done the other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel said, "Speak, your servant is listening!"
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\v 11 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, "Listen carefully. I am about to do something here in Israel that will shock everyone who hears about it.
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\v 19 They cried out to Samuel, "Pray for us! We have added to our previous sins by requesting a king! Pray to Yahweh, your God, in order that we will not die because of having done that!"
\v 19 They cried out to Samuel, "Pray for your servants! We have added to our previous sins by requesting a king! Pray to Yahweh, your God, in order that we will not die because of having done that!"
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\v 20 Samuel replied, "Do not be afraid! You have done this evil thing, but do not stop doing the things that Yahweh wants you to do. Instead, serve Yahweh with your whole inner being.
\v 21 Do not abandon Yahweh and worship useless idols. They cannot help you or save you from your enemies, because they are truly useless.
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\v 8 Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israelite army, "I can see you are lined up for battle, but you will not fight me. You can see that I am a Philistine soldier who is ready to fight, but you are just the slaves of Saul. Choose one man who can fight for all of you and send him down here to me!
\v 9 If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelites will all be our slaves.
\v 9 If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your servants. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelites will all be our servants.
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\v 10 None of you Israelite men can defeat me! Send me a man who will fight with me!"
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\v 31 Finally, someone told King Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
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\v 32 David told King Saul, "No one should worry because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!"
\v 32 David told King Saul, "No one should worry because of that Philistine man. Your servant will go and fight with him!"
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\v 33 Saul said to David, "You are only a young man, and he has been a very powerful soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!"
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\v 34 David replied, "I have been taking care of my father's sheep for many years. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
\v 34 David replied, "Your servant has been taking care of my father's sheep for many years. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
\v 35 I went after it and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the animal's mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw and struck it and killed it.
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\v 36 I have killed both lions and bears. And I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied the army of the all-powerful God!
\v 36 Your servant has killed both lions and bears. And I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied the army of the all-powerful God!
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\v 37 Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!" Then Saul said to David, "All right, go and fight him, and I hope that Yahweh will help you!"
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\v 6 If your father asks why I am not there at the festival, say to him, 'David requested me to allow him to go to his home in Bethlehem, where his family will offer the sacrifice that they offer every year.'
\v 7 If your father says 'Very well', then I know I will be safe. But if he becomes extremely angry, you will know that he is determined to harm me.
\v 7 If your father says 'Very well', then your servant will be safe. But if he becomes extremely angry, you will know that he is determined to harm me.
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\v 8 Please be kind to me. Yahweh heard you when you made a solemn agreement with me that you and I will always be good friends. But if I deserve to be punished, you should kill me yourself, rather than allow your father to punish me."
\v 8 Please be kind to your servant. Yahweh heard you when you made a solemn agreement with your servant that you and I will always be good friends. But if I deserve to be punished, you should kill me yourself, rather than allow your father to punish me."
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\v 9 Jonathan replied, "I will never do that! If I ever find out that my father is determined to harm you, I will certainly tell you."
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\v 14 Ahimelech replied, "I do not understand why you are saying that, because David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
\v 15 Furthermore, this was certainly not the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives of trying to get rid of you, because I do not know anything about anyone wanting to do that."
\v 14 Ahimelech replied, "I do not understand why you are saying that, because David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. None of your servants is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
\v 15 Furthermore, this was certainly not the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse your servant or any of my relatives of trying to get rid of you, because I do not know anything about anyone wanting to do that."
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\v 9 But David found out that Saul was planning for his army to attack him. So he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring here the sacred apron."
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\v 10 So when Abiathar brought it, David prayed, "Yahweh, God of us Israelites, I have heard that Saul is planning to come here with his army and destroy Keilah because I am here.
\v 11 Will Saul come down here to Keilah, as people reported to me? Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul to capture me? Yahweh, God of us Israelites, please tell me!"
\v 10 So when Abiathar brought it, David prayed, "Yahweh, God of us Israelites, your servant has heard that Saul is planning to come here with his army and destroy Keilah because I am here.
\v 11 Will Saul come down here to Keilah, as people reported to your servant? Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul to capture me? Yahweh, God of us Israelites, please tell your servant!"
\p Yahweh answered, "Yes, Saul will come down."
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\v 23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey and bowed before him, with her face touching the ground.
\v 24 Then she prostrated herself at David's feet and said to him, "Sir, I deserve to be punished for what my husband has done. Please listen to what I say to you.
\v 24 Then she prostrated herself at David's feet and said to him, "Sir, I deserve to be punished for what my husband has done. Please listen to what your servant says to you.
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\v 25 Please do not pay attention to what this worthless man Nabal has said. His name means 'fool,' and he surely is a foolish man. But I, who am willing to be your servant, did not see the messengers whom you sent to him.
\v 26 Yahweh has prevented you from getting revenge on anyone and killing anyone. I hope that just as surely as Yahweh lives and as surely as you live, your enemies will be cursed like Nabal is.
\v 26 Yahweh has prevented my master from getting revenge on anyone and killing anyone. I hope that just as surely as Yahweh lives and as surely as you live, my master's enemies will be cursed like Nabal is.
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\v 27 I have brought a gift for you and for the men who are with you.
\v 28 Please forgive me if I have done anything wrong to you. Yahweh will surely reward you by allowing many of your descendants to become kings of Israel, because you are fighting the battles that Yahweh wants you to fight. And I know that throughout all your life you have not done anything wrong.
\v 27 Your servant has brought a gift for my master and for the men who are with you.
\v 28 Please forgive your servant if I have done anything wrong to you. Yahweh will surely reward my master by allowing many of your descendants to become kings of Israel, because my master is fighting the battles that Yahweh wants you to fight. And I know that throughout all your life you have not done anything wrong.
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\v 29 Even when those who are trying to kill you pursue you, you are safe because Yahweh your God takes care of you. You will be protected like a bundle that is safely tied up. But your enemies will disappear like stones that are hurled from a sling.
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\v 30 Yahweh has promised to do good things for you, and he will do what he has promised. And he will cause you to become the ruler of the Israelite people.
\v 31 When that happens, do not kill any people in his household. Then you will not think that you deserve to be punished for having punished and killed innocent people. And when Yahweh enables you to become king, please do not forget to be kind to me."
\v 30 Yahweh has promised to do good things for my master, and he will do what he has promised. And he will cause you to become the ruler of the Israelite people.
\v 31 The fact that my master has caused innocent people to die and have taken vengeance for himself, my master will not have these matters on his conscience. And when Yahweh does good to you by making you king, then, please, remember your servant."
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\v 5 One day David said to Achish, "If you are pleased with us, give us a place in one of the small villages where we can stay. There is no need for us to stay in the city where you are the king."
\v 5 One day David said to Achish, "If you are pleased with me, give me a place in one of the small villages where I can live. There is no need for your servant to live with you in the city of the king."
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\v 6 Achish liked what David suggested. So that day Achish gave to David the town of Ziklag. As a result, Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah since that time.
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\v 1 Some time later, the people of Philistia gathered their army to attack the Israelites again. King Achish told David, "I am expecting that you and your men will join with my men to attack the Israelites."
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\v 2 David replied, "We will go with you, and then you will see for yourself what we can do!"
\p Achish said, "Very well, I will appoint you to be my permanent bodyguard."
\v 2 David said to Achish, "We will go with you, and then you will know what your servant can do!"
\p Achish said to David, "Very well, I will appoint you to be my permanent bodyguard."
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\v 8 David replied, "What wrong have I done? Since the day that I first came to you until today, have I done anything that you think is evil? Your majesty, why will you not allow me to go and fight against your enemies?"
\v 8 David replied, "What wrong have I done? Since the day that I first came to you until today, has your servant done anything that you think is evil? Your majesty, why will you not allow me to go and fight against your enemies?"
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\v 9 Achish replied, "I know I can trust you as much as I could trust an angel from God. But the commanders of my army have said, 'We will not allow David and his men to go with us into the battle.'

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\v 18 When David heard Nathan's message, he went into the sacred tent and sat in Yahweh's presence, and prayed this:
\pi "Yahweh, my God, I am not worthy of all the things that you have done for me, and my family is not worthy either.
\pi
\v 19 And now, O Yahweh my God, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations.
\v 19 This was a small thing in your sight, Yahweh God! You have spoken about what will happen to your servant's family for many years to come, and you have shown your servant his future generations, Yahweh God!
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\v 20 O Yahweh God, what more can I, David, say to you for honoring me? Although you know very well what I am like, Yahweh my God, you have acted toward me as though I were the most important man on the earth!
\v 20 What more I, David, say to you for honoring me? You know all about your servant, Yahweh God!
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\v 21 You have done all these great things to teach me, and you have done them just because you wanted to do them and because you decided to do them.
\v 21 You have promised what you would do in the future, and you have promised to accomplish all your purposes! You have done this great thing and more, you have revealed it to your servant.
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\v 22 O Yahweh my God, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, just as we have always heard.
\v 23 And there is no other nation in the world like Israel. Israel is the only nation on the earth whose people you went out to rescue, as you rescued them from Egypt. Then you made them belong to you yourself. And for doing all these things, you are now well known throughout the world. As your people advanced through this land, you drove out other peoples who were in Canaan, along with their gods.
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\v 24 You caused us Israelites to be your people forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our God!
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\v 25 And now, Yahweh my God, I pray that you will cause the things that you promised to me about my descendants to come true and be true forever, and that you will do the things that you said that you would do.
\v 26 When that happens, you will become famous forever, and people will exclaim, 'Yahweh, the commander of angel armies, is the God who rules Israel.' And you will cause that there will forever be descendants of mine who will rule.
\v 25 And now, Yahweh my God, I pray that you will make sure that the things that you promised to your servant about his royal line—that those promises will be true and will be true forever, and that you will do all the things that you said you would do.
\v 26 When that happens, you will become famous forever, and people will exclaim, 'Yahweh, the commander of angel armies, is the God who rules Israel.' And you will make sure that there will I, your servant, have found courage be descendants of David, your servant, and will rule forever.
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\v 27 Yahweh, the God whom we Israelite people worship, you have revealed to me that you will make some of my descendants kings. For that reason, I have been brave enough to pray like this to you.
\v 28 So now, O Yahweh, because you are God, we can trust that you will do what you promise. You have promised these good things to me.
\v 29 So now I ask you that if it pleases you, you will bless my descendants, in order that they may continue to rule forever. Yahweh God, you have promised these things, so I know that if you do these things, you will keep blessing my descendants forever."
\v 27 Yahweh, the God whom we Israelite people worship, you have revealed to me that you will built your servant a royal line of descendants. For that reason, I have been brave enough to pray like this to you.
\v 28 So now, O Yahweh, because you are God, we can trust that you will do what you promise. You have promised these good things to David your servant.
\v 29 So now I ask you that if it pleases you, you will bless the royal line of your servant David, in order that they may continue to rule forever. Yahweh God, you have promised this royal line, so I know that if you do these things, with your blessing, you will keep blessing the house of your servant forever."
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\v 5 So King David sent messengers to bring Mephibosheth to Jerusalem.
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\v 6 When Mephibosheth came to David, he knelt down with his face on the ground, to show respect. Then David said, "Mephibosheth!" He replied, "Yes, your Majesty, how may I serve you?"
\v 6 When Mephibosheth came to David, he knelt down with his face on the ground, to show respect. Then David said, "Mephibosheth!" He replied, "Yes, your Majesty, I am your servant?"
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\v 7 David said to him, "Do not be afraid. I will be kind to you because Jonathan your father was my friend. I will give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. And I want you to always eat with me in my house."
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\v 8 Mephibosheth bowed in front of David again and said, "Sir, I am as worthless as a dead dog. I do not deserve that you act kindly toward me!"
\v 8 Mephibosheth bowed in front of David again and said, "What value does your servant bring to the King? I am as worthless as a dead dog. I do not deserve that you act kindly toward me!"
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\v 11 Ziba replied to the king, "Your Majesty, I will do everything that you have commanded me to do." So after that, Mephibosheth always ate at the king's table, as though he were one of the king's sons.
\v 11 Ziba replied to the king, "I am Ziba, your servant. I will do all that my master the king commands him to do." So after that, Mephibosheth always ate at the king's table, as though he were one of the king's sons.
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\v 12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika. All of Ziba's family became servants of Mephibosheth.
\v 13 So Mephibosheth, who was still crippled in both of his feet, started to live in Jerusalem, and he always ate at the king's table.
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\v 20 if David is angry because so many officers were killed, he may ask you, 'Why did your soldiers go so close to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot arrows at you from the top of the city wall?
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\v 21 Do you not remember how Abimelech son of Gideon was killed? A woman who lived in Thebez threw a huge millstone on him from the top of a tower, and he died. So why did our troops go near to the city wall?' If the king asks this, then tell him, 'Your officer Uriah also was killed.'"
\v 21 Do you not remember how Abimelech son of Gideon was killed? A woman who lived in Thebez threw a huge millstone on him from the top of a tower, and he died. So why did our troops go near to the city wall?' If the king asks this, then tell him, 'And, your servant Uriah was also killed.'"
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\v 23 The messenger said to David, "Our enemies were very brave, and came out of the city to fight us in the fields. They were driving us back at first, but then we forced them back to the city gate.
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\v 24 Then their archers shot arrows at us from the top of the city wall. They killed some of your officers. They killed your officer Uriah, too."
\v 24 Then their archers shot arrows at us from the top of the city wall. They killed some of your officers. And, your servant Uriah was also killed."
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\v 25 David said to the messenger, "Go back to Joab and say to him, 'Do not worry about what happened, because no one ever knows who will die in battle.' Tell him that the next time, his troops should attack the city more strongly and capture it. Encourage Joab in this way."
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\v 23 However, two years later, Absalom hired men to shear his sheep at Baal Hazor, which is near the tribal land of Ephraim. They were going to celebrate when they finished shearing the sheep, so Absalom invited all the king's sons to come and celebrate with him.
\v 24 Absalom went to the king and said to him, "Sir, my workers have been shearing my sheep. Please come with your officials to celebrate with us!"
\v 24 Absalom went to King David and said to him, "I, your servant, have been shearing my sheep. Let the king and his servants go with me."
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\v 34 In the meantime, Absalom ran away.
\p Just then, a soldier keeping guard on the city wall saw a large crowd of people coming down the hill along the road to the west. He ran and told the king what he had seen.
\v 35 Jonadab said to the king, "Look there! What I told you is true. Your other sons are alive and have come!"
\v 35 Jonadab said to the king, "Look there! Your other sons are alive and have come! It is just as I, your servant, said."
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\v 36 And as soon as he said that, David's sons came in. They all started crying, and David and all his officials also cried very much.
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\v 4 So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him to show honor and then said, "Your Majesty, help me!"
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\v 5 The king replied, "What is your problem?" She replied, "Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died some time ago.
\v 6 I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
\v 6 I, your servant, had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
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\v 7 Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive, in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit my possessions. I will be without any son at all, and my husband will have no son to preserve our family's name."
\v 7 Now, all my family opposes me, your servant. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive, in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit my possessions. I will be without any son at all, and my husband will have no son to preserve our family's name."
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\p David replied, "As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all."
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\v 12 Then the woman said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you." He replied, "Speak!"
\v 12 Then the woman said, "Your Majesty, please allow your servant to say one more thing to you." He replied, "Speak!"
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\v 13 The woman said, "Why have you done this bad thing to God's people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared that what you have done is wrong.
\v 14 All of us will die. We are like water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. God does not take life away, but instead, God creates ways for those who have been exiled to return and be restored to their people and to their homes.
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\v 15 Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, 'I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
\v 15 Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So your servant said to herself, 'I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
\v 16 Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.'
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\v 17 And I thought, 'What the king says will comfort me, because the king is like an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.' I pray that Yahweh our God will be with you."
\v 17 Then your servant prayed, "Yahweh, let the word of my master the king comfort me, because the king is like an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.' I pray that Yahweh our God will be with you."
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\v 18 Then the king said to the woman, "I will now ask you a question. Answer it; tell me the truth." The woman replied, "Your Majesty, ask your question."
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\v 19 The king said, "Was Joab the one who told you to do this?" She replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot say anything to avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
\v 20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God's angels, and it seems that you know everything that happens on the earth, so you know why Joab sent me here."
\v 19 The king said, "Was Joab the one who told you to do this?" She replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot say anything to avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was your servant Joab who told me to come here, and who told me, your servant, what to say.
\v 20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God's angels, and it seems that you know everything that happens on the earth, so you know why your servant Joab sent me here."
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\v 21 Then the king summoned Joab and said to him, "Listen! I have decided to do what you want. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back to Jerusalem."
\p
\v 22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and asked God to bless him. Then Joab said, "Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested."
\v 22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and asked God to bless him. Then Joab said, "Your Majesty, today I, your servant, knows that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested."
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\v 1 Some time later, Absalom acquired a chariot and horses to pull it. He hired fifty men to run in front of him to honor him while he was riding around Jerusalem in the chariot.
\v 2 Furthermore, he always rose early each morning and stood by the city gate. Whenever someone came there with a dispute with someone that he wanted the king to decide, Absalom would call out to him, asking, "What city are you from?" The person would tell him what city and tribe he was from.
\v 2 Furthermore, he always rose early each morning and stood by the city gate. Whenever someone came there with a dispute with someone that he wanted the king to decide, Absalom would call out to him, asking, "What city are you from?" The person would tell him, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
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\v 3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Listen, I am sure that what you are saying is right. But there is no one whom the king has appointed to listen to people like you."
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\v 7 Four years later, Absalom went to the king and said, "Please allow me to go to the city of Hebron, in order that I can do what I promised Yahweh that I would do.
\v 8 When I was living in Geshur, in Aram, I promised Yahweh that if he brought me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him in Hebron."
\v 8 I, your servant, made a vow when I was living in Geshur, in Aram I promised Yahweh that if he brought me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him in Hebron."
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\v 14 So David said to all his officials, "We must leave immediately if we want to escape from Absalom! We must go quickly, before he and his men arrive. If we do not do that, they will kill us and everyone else in the city!"
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\v 15 The king's officials said, "Very well, your Majesty, we are ready to do whatever you wish."
\v 15 The king's servants said, "Very well, your Majesty, your servants are ready to do whatever you wish."
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\v 21 But Ittai replied, "Your Majesty, as surely as you live, wherever you go, I will go. I will stay with you whether they kill me or allow me to live."
\v 21 But Ittai replied, "Your Majesty, as surely as you live, wherever you go, your servant will also go. I will stay with you whether they kill me or allow me to live."
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\v 22 David replied to Ittai, "Very well, march with us!" So Ittai and all his troops and their families went with David.
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\v 32 When they arrived at the top of the hill, where there was a place where the people had previously been accustomed to worship God, suddenly Hushai, from the Arki people, met David. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was very sad.
\v 33 David said to him, "If you go with me, you will not be able to help me.
\v 34 But if you return to the city, you can help me by saying to Absalom, 'Your Majesty, I will serve you as faithfully as I served your father.' If you do that and stay near Absalom, you will be able to oppose any advice that Ahithophel gives to Absalom.
\v 34 But if you return to the city, you can help me by saying to Absalom, 'Your Majesty, I will be your servant. I will serve you as faithfully as I served your father.' If you do that and stay near Absalom, you will be able to oppose any advice that Ahithophel gives to Absalom.
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\v 35 Zadok and Abiathar the priests are already there. Whatever you hear people say in the king's palace, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar.
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\v 19 He said to the king, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please do not keep thinking about the terrible thing that I did on the day that you left Jerusalem. Do not think about it anymore.
\v 20 I know that I have sinned. Look, I have come today, the first one from the northern tribes to come here to greet you today, Your Majesty."
\v 19 He said to the king, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please do not keep thinking about the terrible thing that I, your servant, did on the day that you left Jerusalem. Do not think about it anymore.
\v 20 I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Look, I have come today, the first one from the northern tribes to come here to greet you today, Your Majesty."
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\v 26 He replied, "Your Majesty, you know that I am crippled. When I heard that you were leaving Jerusalem, I said to my servant Ziba, 'Put a saddle on my donkey in order that I can ride on it and go with the king.' But he deceived me and left without me.
\v 27 He lied to you about me. But your Majesty, you are as wise as God's angel. So do whatever seems right to you.
\v 28 All of my grandfather's family expected that we would be executed. But you did not execute me. You allowed me to eat food with you at your table! So I certainly do not have the right to request from you anything more."
\v 27 He lied to you about me, your servant. But your Majesty, you are as wise as God's angel. So do whatever seems right to you.
\v 28 All of my grandfather's family expected that we would be executed. But you did not execute me. You allowed me, your servant, to eat food with you at your table! So I certainly do not have the right to request from you anything more."
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\v 34 But Barzillai replied, "I certainly do not have many more years to live. So why should I go with you to Jerusalem?
\v 35 I am eighty years old. I do not know what is enjoyable and what is not enjoyable. I cannot enjoy what I eat and what I drink. I cannot hear the voices of men and women as they sing. So why should I be another burden to you?
\v 36 I will cross the Jordan River with you and go a little further, and that will be all the reward that I need for helping you.
\v 35 I am eighty years old. I do not know what is enjoyable and what is not enjoyable. I, your servant, cannot enjoy what I eat and what I drink. I cannot hear the voices of men and women as they sing. So why should I, your servant, be another burden to you?
\v 36 I, your servant, will cross the Jordan River with you and go a little further, and that will be all the reward that I need for helping you.
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\v 37 Then please allow me to return to my home, because that is where I want to die, near my parents' grave. But here is my son Kimham. Your Majesty, allow him to go with you and serve you, and do for him whatever seems good to you!"
\v 37 Then please allow me, your servant, to return to my home, because that is where I want to die, near my parents' grave. But here is your servant Kimham. Your Majesty, allow him to go with you and serve you, and do for him whatever seems good to you!"
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\v 10 But after David's men had counted the people, David regretted that he had told them to do that. One night he said to Yahweh, "I have committed a very great sin. Please forgive me, because what I have done is very foolish."
\v 10 But after David's men had counted the people, David regretted that he had told them to do that. One night he said to Yahweh, "I have committed a very great sin. Please forgive your servant, because what I have done is very foolish."
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