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David's prayer and thanksgiving. CHAP. VIII.

He smites Hadadezer. day, but have walked in a tent and in a God: for there is none like thee, neither is tabernacle. there any God besides thee, according to

7 In all the places wherein I have walked all that we have heard with our ears. with all the children of Israel spake I a word 23 And what one nation in the earth is with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I com- like thy people, even like Israel, whom manded to feed my people Israel, saying, God went to redeem for a people to himWhy build ye not me a house of cedar? self, and to make him a name, and to do

8 Now therefore, so shalt thou say unto for you great things and terrible, for thy my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of land, before thy people which thou rehosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from deemedst to thee from Egypt, from the following the sheep, to be ruler over my nations and their gods? people, over Israel:

9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God. 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish 10 Moreover, I will appoint a place for it for ever, and do as thou hast said. my people Israel, and will plant them, that 26 And let thy name be magnified for they may dwell in a place of their own, ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God and move no more; neither shall the chil-over Israel: and let the house of thy serdren of wickedness afflict them any more vant David be established before thee. as beforetime.

11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee a house.

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27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

28 And now, O LORD God, thou art that 12 T And when thy days be fulfilled, God, and thy words be true, and thou hast and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will promised this goodness unto thy servant: set up thy seed after thee, which shall pro- 29 Therefore now let it please thee to ceed out of thy bowels, and I will esta-bless the house of thy servant, that it blish his king lom. continue for ever before thee: for thou, Ŏ 13 He shall build a house for my name, LORD God, hast spoken it and with thy and I will establish the throne of his king-blessing let the house of thy servant be dom for ever. blessed for ever.

CHAP. VIII.

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14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with AND after this it came to pass, that Da

the stripes of the children of men:

15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O LORD God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto;

vid smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserv. sight, O LORD God; but thou hast spoken ed of them for a hundred chariots. also of thy servant's house for a great while 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus to come. And is this the manner of man, came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, O LORD God? David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, LORD God, knowest thy

servant.

6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became ser21 For thy word's sake, and according vants to David, and brought gifts. And to thine own heart, hast thou done all these the LORD preserved David whithersoever great things, to make thy servant know them. he went.

22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD 7 And David took the shields of gold that

David sends for Mephibosheth. II. SAMUEL.

He sends to comfort Hanun.

were on the servants of Hadadezer, and Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto brought them to Jerusalem. David, he fell on his face, and did reve8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, rence. And David said, Mephibosheth. cities of Hadadezer, king David took ex- And he answered, Behold thy servant! ceeding much brass. 7 ¶ And David said unto him, Fear not :

9 When Toi king of Hamath heard for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jothat David had smitten all the host of Ha- nathan thy father's sake, and will restore dadezer, thee all the land of Saul thy father; and 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. king David, to salute him, and to bless him, 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What because he had fought against Hadadezer, is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upand smitten him: (for Hadadezer had on such a dead dog as I am?

wars with Toi.) And Joram brought with 9 ¶ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, servant, and said unto him, I have given and vessels of brass: unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house.

11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

13 And David gat him a name when he 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, Acreturned from smiting of the Syrians in the cording to all that my lord the king hath valley of Salt, being eighteen thousand men. commanded his servant, so shall thy ser14 ¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; vant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the tnroughout all Edom put he garrisons, and king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the all they of Edom became David's servants. king's sons. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and

Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. CHAP. X.

king of the children of Ammon died, ND it came to pass after this, that the and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was 2 Then said David, I will shew kindover both the Cherethites and the Peleth-ness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his ites; and David's sons were chief rulers. father shewed kindness unto me. David sent to comfort him by the hand of

CHAP. IX.

And

AND David said, Is there yet any that his servants for his fathend the David's

is left of the house of Saul, that I may

servants came into the land of the children shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? of Ammon.

2 And there was of the house of Saul a 3 And the princes of the children of servant whose name was Ziba. And when Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkthey had called him unto David, the king est thou that David doth honour thy father, said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? Thy servant is he. hath not David rather sent his servants un

3 And the king said, Is there not yet any to thee, to search the city, and to spy it of the house of Saul, that I may shew the out, and to overthrow it? kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's serunto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

vants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sen* them away.

5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of 6 T And when the children of Ammon

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