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988 David's thanksgiving,&c. II. SAMUEL.

His last words!

ered at the rebuking of the LORD, atgainst me, haft thou fubdued under me,

the blast of the breath of his noftrils.

17 He fent from above, he took me ; he drew ine out of many waters:

18 He delivered me from my ftrong enemy, and from them that hated me for they were too strong for me.

19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity but the LORD was my ftay 20 He brought me forth alfo into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteoufnefs according to the cleannefs of my hands hath he recompenfed me,

22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God

es For all his judgments quere before me: and as for his ftatutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was alfo upright before him, and have kept myfelf from mine iniquity.

41 Thou haft alfo given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

42 They looked, but there was none to fave; even unto the LORD, but he anfwered them not.

43 Then did I beat them as fmall as the duft of the earth, I did ftamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

44 Thou alfo haft delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou haft kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not. fhall ferve me.

45 Strangers hall fubmit themselves unto me: as foon as they hear, they thall be obedient unto me.

46 Strangers fhall fade away and they hall be afraid out of their clofe places

47 The LORD liveth,and bleffed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of iny falvation.

48 It is God that avengeth me,and that bringeth down the people under me,

49 And that bringeth me forth front

25 Therefore the LORD hath recompenfed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleannefs in his eye.mine enemies: thou alfo haft lifted me up fight. on high above them that rofe up againf 26 With the merciful thou wilt fhewe: thou haft delivered me fromthe vi thyfelf merciful, and, with the upright olent man. man thou wilt fhew thy felf upright.

50 Therefore I will give thanks unte 27 With the pure thou wilt hew thy-thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and felf pure, and with the froward thou I will fing prafes into thy name. wilt thew thy felf unfavoury.

51 He is the tower of falvation for his 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt king; and fheweth mercy to his anointed, fave; but thine eyes are upon the haugh-unto David,and to his feed for evermore. ty, that thouyeft bring them down.

29 For thou my lamp, O LORD:1 and the LORD l lighten my darkness.

30 For by thee I have run through a troop by my God have I leaped over a wall.

$1 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that truft in him.

32 For, Who is God, fave the LORD and, Who is a rock, fave our God? S5 God is my ftrength and power; and he maketh my way perfect

Si He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and fetteth me upon my high places.

35 He teacheth my hands to war: fo that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms,

36 Thou haft alfo given me the hield of thy falvation and thy gentleness hath made me great.

57 Thou haft enlarged my fteps under me fo that my fect did not flip.

39 I have purfued mine enemies, and deftroyed them; and turned not again until i had confumed them.

39 And I have confumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arife: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

CHAP. XXIII.

David's last words, fetting forth the happiness and confidence of the juft man, and the different fate of the wicked. 8 A catalogue of David's mighty men. NOW thefe & the laft words of David. David the fon of Jelle faid, and the man who was raifed up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the fweet Pfalmist of Ifrael, faid,

2 The fpirit of the LORD fpake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

3 The God of Ifrael faid, the Rock of Ifrael fpake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

And he fall be as the light of the morning, when the fun rifeth, even a morning without clonds; as the tender grafs fpringing out of the earth by clear thining after rain.

5 Although my hotile be not fo with God, yet he hath made with me an everlafting covenant, ordered in all things, and fure: for this is all my falvation,and all my defire, although he make it not to grow.

6 But the fons of Belial ball be all of them as thorns thruft away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

40 For thou haft girded me with 7 But the man that shall touch them rength to battle; them that rofe up a-must be fenced with iron and the staff of á (pear;

A catalogue of

Chap. xxi.

David's mighty men. 289 i fpear, and they fhall be utterly burned and flew a lion in the midft of a pit in with fire in the jame place. time of fnow:

8Thefe be the names of the mighty 21 And he flew an Egyptian, a goodly men whom David had The Tachmonite man: and the Egyptian had a fpear in his that fat in the feat, chief among the cap-hand; but he went down to him with a tains: the fame was Adino the Eznite:ftaff, and plucked the fpear out of the be lift up bis fpear against eight hundred Egyptian's hand, and flew him with his whom lie flew at one time own (pear

9 And after him tuas Eleazer the fon of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathtred together to battle, and the men of Hrael were gone away:

22 Thefe things did Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David fet him over his guard.

24 Afahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the fon of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

10 He arofe, and Imote the Philiftines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the fword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was Shamman the fon of Agee the Hararite. And the Phi-keth the Tekoite, liftines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full the Huthathite, of lentiles: and the people fed from the Philistines.

12 But he flood in the midst of the ground and defended it, and flew the Philiftines and the LORD wrought a great victory.

13 And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvelt time unto the cave of Adullam. And the troop of the Philiftines pitched in the val ley of Rephaim.

14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrifon of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

15 And David longed, and faid, Oh, that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate.

16 And the three mighty men brake through the hot of the Philiftines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehen that was by the gate, and took it, and brought to David nevertheless, he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ike

27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai.

28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

29 Heleb the fon of Baanah,a Netopha thite, Ittia the fon of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin.

So Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaath,

51 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite; of the fons of Jahen, Jonathan,

35 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the fon of Sharar the Hararite,

17 And he faid, Ee it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: Is not this the blood of the men that went in jeop-1 ardy of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

18 And Abihai the brother of Joab, the fon of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his fpear againit three hundred, and flew them, and had the name among three.

34 Eliphelit the son of Ahasbai the fon of the Maachathite, Eliam the fon of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

55 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

56 Igal the fon of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

87 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the fon of Zeruiah, 58 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 89 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven all.

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CHAP. XXIV. David forceth Joab 10 number the people. 5 The captains after nine monits and twenty days deliver in the number to the king. 10 David repentetb, and, being obliged to choose one plague out of three named to him, fixeib on three days' peftilence. 15 After the death of Jeventy thousand in Ifrael, at David's bumble fuit, the angel is ftayed from defroying Jerufalem. 18 By Gad's dis rection David purchaseth Araunab's tbrefbing floor, and facrificeth; AND again the anger of the LORD the fon of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who was kindled against Ifrael: and he mov had done many acts, he flew two lion-fed David against them, to fay, Go num, like men of Moab he went down alfo ber Ifrael and Judah.

19 Was he not most honottrable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit, he attained not unto the first three.

20 And Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada,

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His interceffion to God. hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

David numberet the people. II. SAMUEL. 2 For the king faid to Joab the captain of the hoft, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Ifrael,from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that Amay know the number of the people.

3 And Joab faid unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many foever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may fee it but, Why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

15 So the LORD fent a peftilence upon Ifrael from the morning even to the time appointed and there died of the people from Dan even to Beertheba seventy thousand men.

16 And when the angel ftretched out his hand upon Jerufalem to deftroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and faid to the angel that deftroyed 4 Notwithstanding, the king's word the people, It is enough: ftay_now thine prevailed againft Joab, and against the hand. And the angel of the LORD was captains of the hoft. And Joab and the by the threshing place of Araunah the captains of the hoft went out from the Jebusite. prefence of the king to number the people of Ifrael.

5¶ And they paffed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right fide of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer :

17 And David fpake unto the LORD, when he faw the angel that fmote the people, and faid, Lo, I have finned, and have done wickedly but these theep, What have they done? Let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

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6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodhi: and they 18 ¶ And Gad came that day to David, came to Danjaan, and about to Zi-and faid unto him, Go up, rear an altar don, unto the LORD in the thrething floor of Araunah the Jebufite.

7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the fouth of Judah, even to Beersheba.

8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerufalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

9 And Joab gave up the fum of the number of the people unto the king and there were in Ifrael eight hundred thoufand valiant men that drew the fword and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

19 And David, according to the faying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.

20 And Araunah looked, and faw the king and his fervants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face up. on the ground.

21 And Araunah faid, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his fervant? And David faid. To buy the threshing floor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

10 And David's heart fmote him, after that he had numbered the people. And David faid unto the LORD, I have 22 And Araunah faid unto David, Let finned greatly in that I have done and my lord the king take and offer up what now I befeech thee, O LORD, take away feemeth good unto him: behold, bere be the iniquity of thy fervant; for I have oxen for burnt facrifice, and threshing done very foolishly. inftruments and other inftruments of the

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11 For when David was up in the morn-oxen for wood. ing,the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's feer, faying,

12 Go, and fay unto David, Thus faith the LORD, I offer thee three things choofe thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

28 All these things did Araunah, asa king, give unto the king. And Arannah faid unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.

24 And the king faid unto Arannah, Nay; but I will furely buy it of thee at a 13 So Gad came to David, and told price: neither will I offer burnt offerings him, and faid unto him, Shall feven years unto the LORD my God of that which of famine come unto thee in thy land doth coft me nothing. So David bought or, Wilt thou flee three months before the threfaing floor and the oxen for fifty thine enemies, while they purfue thee?fhekels of filver. or, That there be three days' peftilence in thy land? Now advife, and fee what anfver thall return to him that fent une.

14. And David faid unto Gad, I am in, great frait: let us fall now into the

25 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Ifrael.

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THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS,

COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS.

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my lord, O king, fwear unto thine handA Abifbag cherifbeth David in bisextreme maid, faying, Affuredly Solomon thy fon old age 5 Adonijab, David's darling, thall reign after me, and he fhall fit upon ufurperb the kingdom. 32 Solomon, by my throne? Why then doth Adonijah David's appointment, is anginted king by Zadok and Natban. 50 Adonijab, Alreing to the borns of the altar, is difmiffed by Solomon

NOW King David was old and ftricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

2 Wherefore his fervants faid unto him, Let there be fought for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bofom, that my lord the king may get heat.

3 So they fought for a fair damfel throughout all the coafts of Ifrael, and found Abithag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

4 And the damfel was very fair, and cherished the king,and miniftered to him: but the king knew her not.

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14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I alfo will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king, into the chamber. And the king was very old; and Abifhag the Shunammite miniftered unto the king.

16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeifance unto the king. And the king faid, What wouldeft thou?

17 And the faid unto him, My lord, thou fwareft by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Affuredly Solomon thy fon fhall reign after me, and he hall fit upon my throne.

18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knoweft is not:

19 And he hath flain oxen and fat çat5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith tle and sheep in abundance, and hath exalted himself, faying, I will be king: called all the fons of the king, and Abiaand he prepared him chariots and horte-thar the priest, and Joab the captain of men, and fifty men to run before him. the hoft but Solomon thy fervant hath 6 And his father had not difpleafed he not called.

him at any time, in faying, Why hait 20 And thou, my lord, O king, the thou done fo? And he alfo was a very eyes of all Ifrae are upon thee, that thou goodly man and bis mother bare him af-shouldeft tell them who shall fit on the ter Abfalom. throne of my lord the king after him.

7 And he conferred with Joab the fon 21 Otherwife it fhall come to pafs, of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the when my lord the king shall sleep with prieft: and they following Adonijah help-his fathers, that I and my fon Solomon ed bim. thall be counted offenders.

8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah 22 And lo, while the yet talked with the fon of Jehoiada, and Nathan the the king, Nathan the prophet alfo came prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the in, mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

9 And Adonijah flew fheep and oxen and fat cattle by the tone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's fons, and all the men of Judah the king's fervants :

23 And they told the king, faying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

24 And Nathan faid, My lord, O king, Haft thou faid, Adonijah all reign after 10 But Nathan the prophet, and Be-me, and he thailit upon my throne? naiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

25 For he is gone down this day, and hath flain oxen and fat cattle and theep 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-in abundance, and hath called all the heba the mother of Solomon, faying, king's fons, and the captains of the holt, Haft thou not heard that Adonijah the and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they fon of Haggith doth reign, and David our eat and drink before him, and fay, God lord knoweth it not? fave king Adonijah.

12 Now, therefore,come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counfel, that thou mayeit lave thine own life, and the life of thy fon, Solomon:

13 Go, and get thee in unto king David, and fay unto him, Didt, not hot,

26 But me, een me thy fervant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada, and thy tervant Solomon, hath he not called.

27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou haft not showed it unto

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262 Solomon anointed k'ng.

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Adonijab feareth Dim.

thy fervant, Who fhould fit on the throne came: and Adonijah faid unto him, of my lord the king after him? Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringeft good tidings.

28 Then king David anfwered and faid, Call me Baththeba. And the came into the king's prefence, and food before the king.

29 And the king fware, and said, 4s the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my foul out of all diftrefs,

30 Even as I fware unto thee by the LORD God of Ifrael, faying, Affuredly Solomon thy fon fhall reign after me, and he thall fit upon my throne in my ftead, even fo will I certainly do this day.

48 And Jonathan anfwered and faid to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king

44 And the king hath fent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the proph et, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caufed him to ride upon the king's mule:

45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in 31 Then Bathsheba bowed with ber Gihon: and they are come up from thence face to the earth, and did reverence to rejoicing, fo that the city rang again. the king, and faid, Let my lord king Da-This is the noife that ye have heard. vid live forever. 46 And alfo Solomon fitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

32 And king David faid, Call me Za. dok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the fon of Jehoida. And they came before the king.

$3 The king alfo faid unto them, Take with you the fervants of your lord, and caufe Solomon my fon to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon :

47 And moreover, the king's fervants came to blefs our lord king David, fay ing, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himfelf upon the bed.

48 And alfo thus faid the king, Bleffed be the LORD God of Ifrael, which hath 34 And let Zadok the priest and Na-given one to fit on my throne this day, than the prophet anoint him there king mine eyes even feeing it. over Ifrael; and blow ye with the trumpet, and fay, God fave king Solomon

35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and fit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my flead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Ifrael and over Judah.

36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, anfwered the king, and faid, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king fay fo 100 87 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king even fo be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David

38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the fen of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caufed Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

89 And Zadok the priest tock an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people faid, God fave king Solomon.

40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, fo that the earth ient with the found of them.

41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the found of the trumpet he faid, Wherefore is this noife of the city being in an uproar?

42 And while he yet fpake, behold, Jonathan the fon of Abiathar the priest

49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way

50 ¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon and arofe,and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar

51 And it was told Solomon, faying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, faying, Let king Solomon wear unto me today that he will not lay his fervant with the fword.

52 And Solomon faid, If he will thew himfelf a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: butifwickednefs fhall be found in him, he shall die.

53 So king Solomon fent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himfelf to king Solonon and Solomon faid unto him, Go to thine house.

CHAP. II.

1 David having given a charge to Solomon, 10 dietb. 12 Solomon fucceederb. 13 Adonijah is put to death. 28 Joab is ain. 56 Shimer's death.

NOW the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his fon, faying,

2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou ftrong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his ftatutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his teftimonies, as it is written in the law of Moles, that tho marelt

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