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-\v 5 Joab entered the room where the king was, and said to the king, "Today you have caused your soldiers to be ashamed! You have humiliated the men who saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and your ordinary wives and your slave wives!
+\v 5 Joab entered the room where the king was and said to the king, "Today you have caused your soldiers to be ashamed! You have humiliated the men who saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and your ordinary wives and your slave wives!
 \v 6 It seems that you love those who hate you and that you hate those who love you. Everyone realizes now that your commanders and your officers are not at all important to you. If Absalom were still alive and we were all dead today, you would actually be happy.
 
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-\v 7 So now go and thank your soldiers for what they did. Because I solemnly declare that if you do not do that, none of them will still be with you by tomorrow morning. That would be worse for you than all the disasters that you have experienced since you were a boy."
+\v 7 So now go and thank your soldiers for what they did, because I solemnly declare that if you do not do that, none of them will still be with you by tomorrow morning. That would be worse for you than all the disasters that you have experienced since you were a boy."
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 \v 8 So the king got up and went and sat at the city gate. And all the people were told, "The king is sitting at the gate!" So they all came and gathered around him.
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 \v 13 And say to Amasa, "You are one of my relatives. I hope that God will kill me if I do not appoint you to be, from now on, the commander of my army instead of Joab."
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-\v 14 By sending that message to them, David convinced all the people of Judah that they should be loyal to him. So they sent a message to the king, saying, "We want you and all your officials to return here."
-\v 15 So the king and his officials started back toward Jerusalem. When they reached the Jordan River, the people of Judah came there to Gilgal to meet the king, and to escort him across the river.
+\v 14 By sending that message to them, David convinced all the people of Judah that they should be loyal to him. So they sent a message to the king, saying, "We want you and all of your officials to return here."
+\v 15 So the king and his officials started back toward Jerusalem. When they reached the Jordan River, the people of Judah came there to Gilgal to meet the king and to escort him across the river.
 
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 \v 16 Shimei, the man from the tribe of Benjamin, also came down quickly to the river with the people of Judah to meet King David.
 \v 17 There were a thousand men from the tribe of Benjamin who came with him. Ziba, who had been the servant of Saul, also hurried down to the Jordan River, bringing twenty of his servants with him. They all came to the king.
-\v 18 They all prepared to take the king and all his family across the river, at the place where they could walk across it. They wanted to do whatever the king wanted. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei came to him and prostrated himself in front of the king.
+\v 18 They all prepared to take the king and all of his family across the river at the place where they could walk across it. They wanted to do whatever the king wanted. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei came to him and prostrated himself in front of the king.
 
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-\v 24 Then Miphibosheth, Saul's grandson, came down to the river to greet the king. He had not washed his feet or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes from the time that the king left Jerusalem until the day that he returned.
+\v 24 Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, came down to the river to greet the king. He had not washed his feet or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes from the time that the king left Jerusalem until the day that he returned.
 \v 25 When he arrived from Jerusalem to greet the king, the king said to him, "Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?"
 
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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 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 so 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, 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 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, 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!"
+\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 42 The soldiers from Judah replied, "We did it because the king is from Judah. Why are you angry about this? The king has never paid for our food, and he has never given us any gifts."
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-\v 43 The men of the other Israelite tribes replied, "There are ten tribes in Israel, and only one in Judah. So it is ten times more right for us to say that David is our king than it is for you to say that. So why are you despising us? We were certainly the first ones to talk about bringing David back to Jerusalem to be our king again."
+\v 43 The men of the other Israelite tribes replied, "There are ten tribes in Israel and only one in Judah. So it is ten times more right for us to say that David is our king than it is for you to say that. So why are you despising us? We were certainly the first ones to talk about bringing David back to Jerusalem to be our king again."
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 \v 1 There was also a man there at Gilgal named Sheba. He was a man who always caused trouble. He was from the tribe of Benjamin son of Bikri. He blew a trumpet and called out, "We have nothing to do with David, that son of Jesse! So, men of Israel, let us go to our homes!"
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-\v 2 So all the men from the Israelite tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king, and went with him from near the Jordan River up to Jerusalem.
+\v 2 So all the men from the Israelite tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king and went with him from near the Jordan River up to Jerusalem.
 
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-\v 9 Joab said to Amasa, "Are things going well with you, my friend?" Then Joab grabbed Amasa's beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.
+\v 9 Joab said to Amasa, "Are things going well with you, my friend?" Then Joab grabbed Amasa's beard with his right hand in order to kiss him.
 \v 10 But Amasa did not see that Joab was holding another dagger in his other hand. Joab thrust it into Amasa's belly, and his insides spilled out onto the ground. Amasa died immediately. Joab did not need to stab him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to pursue Sheba.
 
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-\v 14 Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, and arrived at the city that is called Abel of Beth Maakah in the northern part of Israel. All the members of his father Bikri's clan gathered there and went with Sheba into the city.
+\v 14 Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel and arrived at the city that is called Abel of Beth Maakah in the northern part of Israel. All the members of his father Bikri's clan gathered there and went with Sheba into the city.
 \v 15 The soldiers who were with Joab found out that Sheba had gone there, so they went there and surrounded the city. They built a dirt ramp up against the city wall. They also pounded against the wall to cause it to collapse.
 \v 16 Then a wise woman who was in that town stood on the top of the wall and shouted down, "Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here, because I want to talk to him!"
 
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 \v 20 Joab replied, "I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your city!
-\v 21 That is not what we want to do. But Bikri's son Sheba, a man from the hill area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will go away from this town."
+\v 21 That is not what we want to do. But Bikri's son Sheba, a man from the hill area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands and then we will go away from this town."
 \p The woman replied to Joab, "Very well; we will cut off his head and throw it over the wall to you."
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 \v 22 Then this woman went to the elders of the town and told them what she had said to Joab. So they cut off Sheba's head and threw it over the wall to Joab. Then Joab blew his trumpet to signal that the battle was ended, and all his soldiers left the town and returned to their homes. Joab returned to Jerusalem and told the king what had happened.
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-\v 1 There was a famine in Israel for three years that occurred in the time that David ruled. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, "In order for the famine to end, Saul's family need to be punished because Saul killed many people from the city of Gibeon."
+\v 1 There was a famine in Israel for three years that occurred in the time that David ruled. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, "In order for the famine to end, Saul's family needs to be punished because Saul killed many people from the city of Gibeon."
 
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-\v 2 The people of Gibeon were not native born Israelites. They were a small group of the Amor people whom the Israelites had solemnly promised to protect when they invaded the land of Canaan. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he was very eager to enable the people of Judah and Israel to be the only ones living in that land. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
-\v 3 and said to them, "What should I do for you? How can I make up for what Saul did to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh and have so many good things from him?"
+\v 2 The people of Gibeon were not native-born Israelites. They were a small group of the Amor people whom the Israelites had solemnly promised to protect when they invaded the land of Canaan. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he was very eager to enable the people of Judah and Israel to be the only ones living in that land. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
+\v 3 and said to them, "What should I do for you? How can I make up for what Saul did to your people so that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh and have so many good things from him?"
 
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 \p So David asked, "Then what do you say that I should do for you?"
-\v 5 They replied, "Saul wanted to get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate all of us, in order that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
-\v 6 Put seven of Saul's descendants into our hands. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our city , the city where Saul, whom Yahweh chose to be king, lived."
+\v 5 They replied, "Saul wanted to get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate all of us so that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
+\v 6 Put seven of Saul's descendants into our hands. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our city, the city where Saul, whom Yahweh chose to be king, lived."
 \p The king replied, "Very well, I will hand them over to you."
 
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 \v 7 The king did not hand over Saul's grandson Mephibosheth to them, because of what he and Mephibosheth's father Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.
-\v 8 Instead, he took the two sons of Rizpah and Saul, named Armoni and Mephibosheth—Rizpah was the daughter of Aiah and had been Saul's slave wife; David also the five sons of Merab, Saul's daughter. Merab's husband was Adriel son of Barzillai, was from the city of Meholah.
+\v 8 Instead, he took the two sons of Rizpah and Saul, named Armoni and Mephibosheth—Rizpah was the daughter of Aiah and had been Saul's slave wife. David also took the five sons of Merab, Saul's daughter. Merab's husband was Adriel son of Barzillai, from the city of Meholah.
 \v 9 David handed these men over to the people of Gibeon. They took those seven men to Gibeon and hanged them on a hill where they worshiped Yahweh. They died during the time of the year that the people started to harvest the barley.
 
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-\v 10 Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats' hair, and spread it on the rock where the corpses lay. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
+\v 10 Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats' hair and spread it on the rock where the corpses lay. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
 \v 11 Someone told David what Rizpah had done.
 
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-\v 12 So he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in the region of Gilead and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the plaza in the city of Beth Shan, where the men from Philistia had hanged them on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa.
+\v 12 So he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in the region of Gilead and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the plaza in the city of Beth Shan where the men from Philistia had hanged them on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa.
 \v 13 David and his men took the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and they also took the bones of the seven men from Gibeon who had been hanged.
 
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-\v 14 David's servants went to the tomb of Saul's father Kish, in the city of Zela in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. There they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan also. In this way, they did all that the king had commanded them to do. After that, because God saw that Saul's family had been punished to pay for Saul's murder of many people from Gibeon, he answered the Israelites' prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end.
+\v 14 David's servants went to the tomb of Saul's father Kish in the city of Zela in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. There they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan also. In this way, they did all that the king had commanded them to do. After that, because God saw that Saul's family had been punished to pay for Saul's murder of many people from Gibeon, he answered the Israelites' prayers for their land and caused the famine to end.
 
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 \v 15 The army of Philistia again started to fight against the army of Israel. And David and his soldiers went to fight them. During the battle, David became tired.
 \v 16 One of the Philistine men thought that he could kill David. His name was Ishbi-Benob. He was a descendant of a group of giants. He carried a bronze spear that weighed almost three and one-half kilograms, and he also had a new sword.
-\v 17 But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David's soldiers forced David to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, "If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like extinguishing the last light in Israel."
+\v 17 But Abishai came to help David and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David's soldiers forced David to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, "If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like extinguishing the last light in Israel."
 
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-\v 18 Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near the village of Gob. During the battle, Sibbekai, from the clan of Hushah, killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
+\v 18 Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near the village of Gob. During the battle, Sibbekai from the clan of Hushah killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
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-\v 19 Later there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem, killed the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear shaft was very thick, like the bar on a weaver's loom.
+\v 19 Later there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear shaft was very thick, like the bar on a weaver's loom.
 
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-\v 5 I almost died. It was as if a huge wave had crashed over me,
+\v 5 I almost died. It was as if a huge wave had crashed over me
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 \v 6 I thought that I would die. It was as though death had wrapped ropes around me,
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 \v 8 Then it was as though the earth quaked and shook.
-\q2 It was as though the foundations that held up the sky trembled,
+\q2 It was as though the foundations that held up the sky trembled
 \q2 because you were angry.
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 \v 9 It was as though smoke poured out of your nostrils
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 \v 11 You rode through the sky on a winged creature.
 \q2 The wind enabled you to travel swiftly, like a bird.
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-\v 12 The darkness was around you, like a blanket
+\v 12 The darkness was around you, like a blanket of
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 \q2 fire from burning coals flamed.
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 \v 14 Then, Yahweh, you spoke like thunder from the sky.
-\q2 It was your voice, God, you who are greater than all other gods, that was heard.
+\q2 It was your voice, God, that was heard—you who are greater than all other gods.
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 \v 15 When you sent flashes of lightning,
 \q2 it was as though you shot your arrows and scattered your enemies.
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 \v 16 Then the bottom of the ocean was uncovered.
 \q2 The foundations of the world could be seen
 \q1 when you shouted, going into battle against our enemies
-\q2 and angry at them.
+\q2 and being angry at them.
 
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 \q2 I have not stopped worshiping you, my God.
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 \v 23 All of your decrees were in my mind,
-\q2 and I did not stop obeying all your decrees.
+\q2 and I did not stop obeying all of your decrees.
 
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 \v 24 You know that I have not done anything that is evil.
 \q2 I have kept myself from doing things for which you would punish me.
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-\v 25 So you have rewarded me in return for my doing what is right,
+\v 25 So you have rewarded me in return for my doing what is right
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 \v 32 Yahweh, you are the only one who is God.
-\q2 Only you are like a huge rock on top of which which we are protected.
+\q2 Only you are like a huge rock on top of which we are protected.
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 \v 33 God, you whom I worship are a strong refuge for me.
 \q2 You lead anyone who is pure in the way he should go.
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 \q2 as a deer runs, without stumbling.
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 \v 35 You teach me how to fight in a battle
-\q2 in order that I can shoot arrows well from a very strong bow.
+\q2 so that I can shoot arrows well from a very strong bow.
 
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-\v 1 David son of Jesse, was a man whom God caused to become great.
+\v 1 David son of Jesse was a man whom God caused to become great.
 \q1 The God whom Jacob worshiped made him king of Israel.
 \q1 David wrote beautiful songs for the people of Israel.
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 \v 8 These are the names of David's greatest soldiers.
-\p The first was Jeshbaal, from the Hachmon clan. He was the leader of the greatest soldiers. Once he fought against eight hundred enemies and killed them all with his spear.
+\p The first was Josheb-Basshebeth, from the Tahkemon clan. He was the leader of the greatest soldiers. Once he fought against eight hundred enemies and killed them all with his spear.
 
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-\v 9 The second of the greatest warriors was Eleazar son of Dodo, who was from the clan of Ahoh. One day he was with David when they defied the soldiers of Philistia who had gathered there for the battle. The other Israelite soldiers retreated,
-\v 10 but Eleazar stood there and fought the soldiers of Philistia until his arm became very tired, with the result that his hand cramped and he could not stop gripping his sword. Yahweh won a great victory on that day. And afterwards the other Israelite soldiers returned to where Eleazar was, and stripped off the armor from the men whom he had killed.
+\v 9 The second of the greatest warriors was Eleazar son of Dodai, who was from the clan of Ahoh. One day he was with David when they defied the soldiers of Philistia who had gathered there for the battle. The other Israelite soldiers retreated,
+\v 10 but Eleazar stood there and fought the soldiers of Philistia until his arm became very tired, with the result that his hand cramped and he could not stop gripping his sword. Yahweh won a great victory on that day. And afterwards the other Israelite soldiers returned to where Eleazar was and stripped off the armor from the men whom he had killed.
 
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-\v 11 The third of the greatest warriors was Shammah son of Agee from the clan of Harar. One time the Philistine soldiers gathered at the city of Lehi, where there was a field full of lentils that they wanted to steal. The other Israelite soldiers ran away from the Philistine troops,
-\v 12 but Shammah stood there in the field and did not let the Philistine soldiers steal the peas, and killed them. Yahweh won a great victory on that day.
+\v 11 The third of the greatest warriors was Shammah son of Agee from the clan of Harar. One time, the Philistine soldiers gathered at the city of Lehi where there was a field full of lentils that they wanted to steal. The other Israelite soldiers ran away from the Philistine troops,
+\v 12 but Shammah stood there in the field and did not let the Philistine soldiers steal the peas and killed them. Yahweh won a great victory on that day.
 
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-\v 13 At one time, when it was almost time to harvest the crops, three of those thirty men went down to the Cave of Adullam, where David was staying. A group of men from the Philistine army had set up their tents in the Valley of Rephaim near Jerusalem.
+\v 13 At one time, when it was almost time to harvest the crops, three of those thirty men went down to the Cave of Adullam where David was staying. A group of men from the Philistine army had set up their tents in the Valley of Rephaim near Jerusalem.
 \v 14 David and his soldiers were in the cave because it was safe there, and another group of Philistine soldiers was occupying Bethlehem.
 
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-\v 15 One day David very much wanted some water to drink, and said, "I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!"
-\v 16 So his three greatest warriors forced through the camp of Philistine soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out on the ground to be an offering to Yahweh.
+\v 15 One day, David very much wanted some water to drink and said, "I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!"
+\v 16 So his three greatest warriors forced through the camp of Philistine soldiers and drew some water from the well and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out on the ground to be an offering to Yahweh.
 \v 17 He said, "Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like drinking the blood of these men who were willing to die for me!" So he refused to drink it.
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 \v 24 These are the names of the great warriors:
-\li3 Asahel, the younger brother of Joab,
-\li3 Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,
+\li3 Asahel, the younger brother of Joab;
+\li3 Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
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-\v 25 Shammah and Elika, from the clan of Harod,
+\v 25 Shammah and Elika, from the clan of Harod;
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-\v 26 Helez, from the city of Pelet,
-\li3 Ira son of Ikkesh, from the city of Tekoa,
+\v 26 Helez, from the city of Pelet;
+\li3 Ira son of Ikkesh, from the city of Tekoa;
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-\v 27 Abiezer, from the city of Anathoth,
-\li3 Mebunnai whose other name was Sibbekai, from Hushah's clan,
+\v 27 Abiezer, from the city of Anathoth;
+\li3 Mebunnai, whose other name was Sibbekai, from Hushah's clan;
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-\v 28 Zalmon whose other name was Ilai, from Ahoh's clan,
-\li3 Maharai, from the city of Netophah,
+\v 28 Zalmon, whose other name was Ilai, from Ahoh's clan;
+\li3 Maharai, from the city of Netophah;
 
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-\v 29 Heleb son of Baanah, also from Netophah,
-\li3 Ithai son of Ribai, from the city of Gibeah in the land that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin,
+\v 29 Heled son of Baanah, also from Netophah;
+\li3 Ithai son of Ribai, from the city of Gibeah in the land that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin;
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-\v 30 Benaiah, from the city of Pirathon,
-\li3 Hiddai, from the valleys near the valleys of Gaash,
+\v 30 Benaiah, from the city of Pirathon;
+\li3 Hiddai, from the valleys of Gaash;
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-\v 31 Abi-Albon, from the clan of Arabah,
-\li3 Azmaveth, from the city of Bahurim,
+\v 31 Abi-Albon, from the clan of Arabah;
+\li3 Azmaveth, from the city of Bahurim;
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-\v 32 Eliahba, from the city of Shaalbon—
-\li3 The sons of Jashen,
-\li3 Jonathan son of Shammah from the city of Harar,
+\v 32 Eliahba, from the city of Shaalbon;
+\li3 the sons of Jashen;
+\li3 Jonathan son of Shammah from the city of Harar;
 
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-\v 33 Ahiam the son of Sharar, from Harar,
+\v 33 Ahiam the son of Sharar, from Harar;
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-\v 34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai, from the city of Maakah,
-\li3 Eliam son of Ahithophel, from the city of Gilo,
+\v 34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai, from the city of Maakah;
+\li3 Eliam son of Ahithophel, from the city of Gilo;
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-\v 35 Hezro, from the city of Carmel,
-\li3 Paarai, from the city of Arba,
+\v 35 Hezro, from the city of Carmel;
+\li3 Paarai, from the city of Arba;
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-\v 36 Igal son of Nathan, from the city of Zobah,
+\v 36 Igal son of Nathan, from the city of Zobah;
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-\v 37 Zelek, from the Ammon people.
-\li3 Naharai, the man who carried Joab's weapons, from the city of Beeroth,
+\v 37 Zelek, from the Ammon people;
+\li3 Naharai, the man who carried Joab's weapons, from the city of Beeroth;
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-\v 38 Ira and Gareb, from the city of Jattir,
+\v 38 Ira and Gareb, from the city of Jattir; and
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 \v 39 Uriah, Bathsheba's husband, from the Heth people.
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 \v 1 Yahweh was angry with the Israelite people again, so he incited David to cause trouble for them. He said to David, "Send some men to count the people of Israel and Judah."
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-\v 2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, "Go with your officers through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan in the far north to Beersheba in the far south, and count the people, in order that I may know how many people there are who are able to be soldiers in the army."
+\v 2 So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, "Go with your officers through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan in the far north to Beersheba in the far south, and count the people so that I may know how many people there are who are able to be soldiers in the army."
 
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 \v 5 They crossed the Jordan River and set up their tents south of Aroer, in the middle of the valley, in the territory that was given to the tribe of Gad. From there they went north to Jazer.
-\v 6 Then they went north to Gilead and to Kadesh, in the land where the Heth people lived. Then they went to Dan in the far north of Israel, and then further west, to Sidon near the Mediterranean Sea.
+\v 6 Then they went north to Gilead and to Kadesh, in the land where the Heth people lived. Then they went to Dan in the far north of Israel, and then further west to Sidon near the Mediterranean Sea.
 \v 7 Then they went south to Tyre, a city with high walls around it, and to all the cities where the Hiv and Canaanite peoples lived. Then they went east to Beersheba, in the southern wilderness of Judah.
 
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 \v 11 When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
-\v 12 "Go and tell this to David, 'I am allowing you to choose one of three things to punish you. I will do whichever one you choose.'"
+\v 12 "Go and tell this to David: 'I am allowing you to choose one of three things to punish you. I will do whichever one you choose.'"
 
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-\v 13 So Gad went to David and told him what Yahweh had said. He said to David, "You can choose whether there will be three years of famine in your land, or three months of your army running away from your enemies, or three days when there will be a plague in your land. You must think about it and choose which one you want, and tell me, and I will return to Yahweh and tell him what your answer is."
+\v 13 So Gad went to David and told him what Yahweh had said. He said to David, "You can choose whether there will be three years of famine in your land, three months of your army running away from your enemies, or three days when there will be a plague in your land. You must think about it and choose which one you want, and tell me, and I will return to Yahweh and tell him what your answer is."
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 \v 14 David said to Gad, "All those are very terrible things for me to choose between! But allow Yahweh to punish me, because he is very merciful. Do not allow humans to punish me, because they will not be merciful."
 
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 \v 18 That day Gad came to David and said to him, "Go up to the place where Araunah threshes grain, and build an altar to worship Yahweh there."
 \v 19 So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, and he went up there.
-\v 20 When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king, with his face touching the ground.
+\v 20 When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king with his face touching the ground.
 
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 \v 21 Araunah said, "Your Majesty, why have you come to me?" David replied, "I have come to buy this ground where you thresh grain, in order to build an altar to Yahweh and offer sacrifices on it, so that he will stop the plague."
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-\v 22 Araunah replied to David, "Your Majesty, offer to Yahweh whatever you wish. Here, take my oxen to use for the offering that will be completely burned on the altar. And here, take their yokes and the boards that I use for the threshing, and use them for the wood that you will burn.
+\v 22 Araunah replied to David, "Your Majesty, offer to Yahweh whatever you wish. Here, take my oxen to use for the offering that will be completely burned on the altar. And here, take their yokes and the boards that I use for the threshing and use them for the wood that you will burn.
 \v 23 I, Araunah, am giving all this to you, my king." Then he said, "I desire that Yahweh our God will accept your offering."
 
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-\v 24 But the king said to Araunah, "No, I will not take these things as a gift. I will pay you for it. I will not offer sacrifices that have cost me nothing, and offer them to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar." So he paid fifty pieces of silver to Araunah for the oxen and the ground.
+\v 24 But the king said to Araunah, "No, I will not take these things as a gift. I will pay you for it. I will not offer sacrifices that have cost me nothing and offer them to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar." So he paid fifty pieces of silver to Araunah for the oxen and the ground.
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 \v 25 Then David built an altar to Yahweh, and he offered the oxen to be completely burned on the altar, and he also offered sacrifices to restore fellowship with Yahweh. Then, Yahweh answered David's prayers, and he caused the plague in Israel to end.