¹⁹ These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

²⁰ Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

¹⁸ Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

³ And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

⁸ And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

⁴² And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

⁸ I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

¹⁷ Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

⁸⁸ Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

² And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: