So the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Notice, please, and see how this man seeks trouble, for he sent to me for my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold; and I did not deny him.”

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And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, “Am I (A)God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me.”

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13 “Their(A) throat is an open [a]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(B)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(C) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their(D) feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There(E) is no fear of God before their eyes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:13 grave

27 Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the (A)appointed time.

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For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.

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27 He who earnestly seeks good [a]finds favor,
(A)But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:27 Lit. seeks

14 (A)Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

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14 Perversity is in his heart,
(A)He devises evil continually,
(B)He sows discord.

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Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.

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How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
(A)Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.

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(A)He devises wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself (B)in a way that is not good;
He does not [a]abhor (C)evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36:4 reject, loathe

14 (A)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

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35 (A)They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”

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Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple

28 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all (A)the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and (B)the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and (C)the stewards over all the substance and [a]possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all (D)the mighty men of valor.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 28:1 Or livestock

The Ark Brought from Kirjath Jearim(A)

13 Then David consulted with the (B)captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

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The Ark Brought into the Temple(A)

Now (B)Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, (C)that they might bring (D)up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.

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