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Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.

Yea, I haue consumed them and thrust them through, and they shall not arise, but shall fall vnder my feete.

They looked about, but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not.

But the wicked shalbe euery one as thornes thrust away, because they can not be taken with handes.

But the man that shall touch them, must be defensed with yron, or with the shaft of a speare: and they shall be burnt with fire in the same place.

But he stoode in the middes of the fielde, and defended it, and slewe the Philistims: so the Lorde gaue great victorie.

The the three mightie brake into the host of the Philistims, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and tooke & brought it to Dauid, who woulde not drinke thereof, but powred it for an offring vnto ye Lord,

For he was most excellent of the three, & was their captaine, but he attained not vnto the first three.

And he slewe an Egyptian a man of great stature, and the Egyptian had a speare in his hande: but he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.

He was honourable among thirtie, but he atteined not to the first three: and Dauid made him of his counsell.

And Ioab saide vnto the King, The Lorde thy God increase the people an hundreth folde mo then they be, and that the eyes of my lorde the King may see it: but why doeth my lord the King desire this thing?

And Dauid spake vnto the Lorde (when he sawe the Angel that smote the people) and saide, Behold, I haue sinned, yea, I haue done wickedly: but these sheepe, what haue they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against mee and against my fathers house.

Then the King saide vnto Araunah, Not so, but I will bye it of thee at a price, and will not offer burnt offring vnto ye Lorde my God of that which doeth cost me nothing. So Dauid bought the threshing floore, and the oxen for fiftie shekels of siluer.

Now when King Dauid was olde, and striken in yeeres, they couered him with clothes, but no heate came vnto him.

And the maid was exceeding faire, and cherished the King, and ministred to him, but the King knew her not.

But Zadok the Priest, & Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and Nathan the Prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the men of might, which were with Dauid, were not with Adoniiah.

But Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah, and the mightie men, and Salomon his brother hee called not.

And he hath offred many oxen, and fatte cattel, and sheepe, and hath called all the sonnes of the King, and Abiathar the Priest, and Ioab the captaine of the hoste: but Salomon thy seruant hath he not bidden.

But me thy seruant, and Zadok the Priest, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and thy seruant Salomon hath he not called.

Then Salomon sayd, If he will shewe him selfe a worthy man, there shall not an heare of him fall to the earth, but if wickednes be found in him, he shall dye.