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You save the humble, but you bring down those who are proud.

They called for help, but no one came to save them. They called to the Lord , but he did not answer them.

"But all evil people will be thrown away like thorns that cannot be held in a hand.

But Eleazar stayed where he was and fought the Philistines until he was so tired his hand stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory for the Israelites that day. The troops came back after Eleazar had won the battle, but only to take weapons and armor from the enemy.

but Shammah stood in the middle of the field and fought for it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord gave a great victory.

So the three warriors broke through the Philistine army and took water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem. Then they brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out before the Lord ,

Benaiah killed a large Egyptian who had a spear in his hand. Benaiah had a club, but he grabbed the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

He received more honor than the Thirty, but he did not become a member of the Three. David made him leader of his bodyguards.

But Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God give you a hundred times more people, and may my master the king live to see this happen. Why do you want to do this?"

But the king commanded Joab and the commanders of the army, so they left the king to count the Israelites.

But the king answered Araunah, "No, I will pay you for the land. I won't offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for one and one-fourth pounds of silver.

The girl was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him. But the king did not have sexual relations with her.

But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and King David's special guard did not join Adonijah.

But Adonijah did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, his father's special guard, or his brother Solomon.

But now, unknown to you, Adonijah has become king.

He has killed many cows, fat calves, and sheep for sacrifices. And he has invited all your sons, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he did not invite Solomon, who serves you.

But he did not invite me, your own servant, or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your son Solomon.

But Jonathan answered, "No! Our master King David has made Solomon the new king.

So Solomon answered, "Adonijah must show that he is a man of honor. If he does that, I promise he will not lose even a single hair from his head. But if he does anything wrong, he will die."

Punish him in the way you think is wisest, but do not let him die peacefully of old age.